In 1835, Colonel Thomas S.
Back matter includes science facts on cheese making..
How can he get rid of this cheesy gift? Readers of all ages will enjoy this slice of American history.
But with a big cheese comes a big smell, and after a year the president had a Stinky situation on his hands.
It traveled by wagon and by ship, before being delivered to the White House on New Year\'s Day in 1836. was another big undertaking.
Transporting the cheese to Washington D.
C.
Believing that big is always better, he decided a colossal, Legen-Dairy Gift was in order: a wheel of cheese measuring four feet in diameter, two feet thick, and weighing 1,400 pounds.
Meacham wanted to give the president of the United States a present that celebrated the achievements of his upstate New York farming community.
In 1835, Colonel Thomas S
