A ready reference guide to the presidents of the United States, from George Washington through Bill Clinton.
... Harry 142, 144–145, 149 Davis, Dr. Loyal 220 Davis, Jefferson 61–62, 77, 86 Davis, Patti (Reagan) 220 Dawes Plan 149 Dawes, Charles G. 149 Dawes, Mary Beman Gates 149 Dawes, Rufus 149 Declaration of Independence 8, 14–15, 17–21, 25, ...
This book features short, biographical essays about the lives of each of the 44 presidents, jam-packed with unusual details and expounding on the significant roles each commander-in-chief played in the shaping of the United States and its ...
RACHEL JACKSON The wife of Andrew Jackson, Rachel Donelson was born on June 15, 1767, and died on December 22, 1828, shortly before he was inaugurated as president, so she was never the first lady. She was born in Pittsylvania County, ...
Barry. The emphasis of the 2008 Democratic National Convention was on family and the American Dream. Although Barack Obama was not whitewashed in any racial sense—indeed, there were numerous references to his advancing the ideals of ...
Updated for 2020, readers can easily relive the course of American history through a detailed timeline, more than 50 vivid photographs and illustrations, information about each president's term in office, and the major political issues of ...
He died in 1985. This new edition of "The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents is being updated by S. A. Kramer, author of "The Look-It-Up Book of First Ladies.
... NY V.P.: John N. Garner, Henry A. Wallace, Harry S. Truman First Lady: ... Acting on his promise to offer Americans a “New Deal,” FDR created a host of ...
Details the career path, presidential policies, key events, trivial facts, and historical impact of each president from George Washington to Bill Clinton.
With updated information on President Barack Obama, this is the perfect introduction to the lives and characters of the US presidents.
Alongside each of these authors, we also glimpse the everyday Americans who read them. “If you’re a history buff, a presidential trivia aficionado, or just a lover of American literary history, this book will transfix you, inform you, ...