politics and government

Follows the life and career of America's thirty-second president, who led the country through the Depression and was elected to four terms in the White House.

A biography of the former motion picture actor who served two terms as the forthieth president of the United States.

Presents the early life, military career, and political life of the president who was assassinated in 1901 during his second term in office.

Examines the life of the first president to be sworn into office as a result of his predecessor's resignation.

Describes the life and achievements of the relatively unknown governor from Georgia who became president of the United States in 1977.

A biography emphasizing the political career of the forty-first president.

Discusses the people responsible for the Declaration of Independence and what went into the writing of the document.

A basic guide to voting and the election process in the United States.

Examines the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen, discussing such topics as free speech, interest groups, voting, taxes, jury duty, and running for office.

Slaves accepted the hardships as the price of freedom, but white Southern enthusiasm for the Cause changed to disillusionment as everyone learned firsthand the high price of war and the bitterness of defeat in the end.