The Everything American Presidents Book
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The Everything American Presidents Book

All You Need to Know About the Leaders Who Shaped U.S. History

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eBook - ePub

The Everything American Presidents Book

All You Need to Know About the Leaders Who Shaped U.S. History

About this book

The Everything American Presidents Book is an excellent source of information about each of the forty-three men who have served as chief executive of the United States. This exhaustive guide provides you with all you need to know about this country's leaders, including:
  • Their early childhood and formative years
  • The effect of the office on wives and children
  • The triumphs and tragedies that shaped them
  • The legacy of each man's term in office
Written in an entertaining style by two experienced educators, this fun and informative guide is packed with facts and details about the life and times of each president and the major events that shaped his term. The Everything American Presidents Book has everything you need to know about the fascinating men who shaped U.S. history and policy.

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Information

Publisher
Everything
Year
2007
Print ISBN
9781598692587
eBook ISBN
9781605502663
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Political Biographies
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Welcome to the EVERYTHINGĀ® Series!
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Top Ten Things You Might Not Know about the Presidents
  9. Introduction
  10. George Washington: Father of Our Country
  11. John Adams: Man Behind the Scenes
  12. Thomas Jefferson: America's Renaissance Man
  13. James Madison: Father of the Constitution
  14. James Monroe: Author of the Monroe Doctrine
  15. John Quincy Adams: World Traveler
  16. Andrew Jackson: Man of the People
  17. Martin Van Buren: The Little Magician
  18. William Henry Harrison: Old Tippecanoe
  19. John Tyler: First Presidential Successor
  20. James K. Polk: Dark Horse Candidate
  21. Zachary Taylor: Old Rough and Ready
  22. Millard Fillmore: His Accidency
  23. Franklin Pierce: Party Animal
  24. James Buchanan: Old Buck
  25. Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator
  26. Andrew Johnson: First Impeached President
  27. Ulysses S. Grant: Civil War Hero
  28. Rutherford B. Hayes: His Fraudulency
  29. James A. Garfield: Compromise Candidate
  30. Chester A. Arthur: Gentleman Boss
  31. Grover Cleveland: Lone Democrat
  32. Benjamin Harrison: Human Iceberg
  33. Grover Cleveland: Second Term
  34. William McKinley: The Front Porch Campaigner
  35. Theodore Roosevelt: Trust Buster
  36. William Howard Taft: Chief Justice
  37. Woodrow Wilson: Educator
  38. Warren G. Harding: Poor Judge of Character
  39. Calvin Coolidge: Silent Cal
  40. Herbert Hoover: Great Depression President
  41. Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Squire of Hyde Park
  42. Harry S Truman: The Buck Stops Here
  43. Dwight David Eisenhower: Supreme Commander
  44. John Fitzgerald Kennedy: The King of Camelot
  45. Lyndon Baines Johnson: All the Way with LBJ
  46. Richard M. Nixon: Fallen President
  47. Gerald R. Ford: President by Succession
  48. James Earl ā€œJimmyā€ Carter: Southern Legacy
  49. Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator
  50. George Herbert Walker Bush: Bush the Elder
  51. William Jefferson ā€œBillā€ Clinton: The Comeback Kid
  52. George W. Bush: Dubya
  53. Appendix A: Additional Resources
  54. Appendix B: Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States
  55. THE SERIES!

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