Presidents: A Biographical Dictionary
- ISBN-10
- 1438108168
- ISBN-13
- 9781438108162
- Series
- Presidents
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 497
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Neil A. Hamilton
Description
The most powerful men in America, the women behind them, the men a heartbeat away from becoming the commander-in-chief, and the men and women appointed to the highest judicial position by our nation's presidents--these are the leaders who have helped shape the political landscape of our great democracy. Suitable for exploratory research or for casual reading, the newly revised
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