United States presidents

A biography of the seventh president from his childhood in South Carolina, through his military career in the War of 1812, to his legacy as America's first populist president.

Traces the life and career of the fifth president, whose Monroe Doctrine proclaimed opposition to further European control in the western hemisphere.

A biography of the eleventh president, who previously served as a U.S. congressman and governor of Tennessee.

A biography of Herbert Hoover, thirty-first president of the United States, describing his career as mining engineer, businessman, and president during the Great Depression.

Discusses the life and career of the thirty-sixth president, whose term was filled with controversy over the civil rights movement and the war in Vietnam.

Examines the military service, family life, political career, assassination, and legacy of the thirty-fifth president of the United States.

Explores the life and political accomplishments of Harry S. Truman, including the Truman Doctrine and his decision to drop the atomic bomb.

Traces the life of the twenty-eighth president, from his childhood, through his years of extensive writing, to his terms as president and his involvement in the end of World War I and the founding of the League of Nations.

A biography of the 30th president of the United States that explores his life from his membership in his local Republican Party, to his presidency, and through his retirement.

A biography of the thirty-second president of the United States, the only man to be elected president four times.