The American President: Detailed Biographies, Historical Timelines, from George Washington to Joseph R. Biden Jr
- ISBN-10
- 1454943173
- ISBN-13
- 9781454943174
- Series
- The American President
- Pages
- 752
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-05
- Publisher
- Sterling
- Author
- Kathryn Moore
Description
The most thorough, authoritative, and up-to-date single-volume reference to the presidency in print. Historian Kathryn Moore presents a riveting narrative of each president's personal and political experiences in and out of office, along with illuminating facts and statistics about each administration, fascinating timelines of national and world events, astonishing trivia, and much more. These details are woven together to present a complex and nuanced portrait of the American presidency, from the nation's infancy to today. Fully updated to include a chronology of events from 45th President Donald J. Trump's first term, and results of the 2020 election.
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- 2015-11-19
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