Presidents
- ISBN-10
- 078948899X
- ISBN-13
- 9780789488992
- Series
- Presidents
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dk Pub
- Author
- James Barber
Description
Offers information about America's most influential political office and details on the men who have filled it.
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