Presidential leaders

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Andrew Jackson

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

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

John Adams

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Profiles John Adams, an influential patriot during the American Revolution who became the nation's first vice president and second president.

Richard M. Nixon

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Perhaps the most notorious president in U.S. history, Richard Nixon was the only one to resign--due to his role in the Watergate scandal and cover-up.

Andrew Johnson

  • Havelin, Kate
2005
Follows the life and career of the statesman who, after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, became the seventeenth president of the United States.

James K. Polk

  • Behrman, Carol H
2005
Tells the life story of the eleventh U.S. president, James Polk, describing his childhood, his years as a lawyer, his policies, and events during his term in office, including the Mexican War.

Ulysses S. Grant

  • Havelin, Kate
2004
A biography of the commander of the Union forces in the Civil War, who became the eighteenth president of the United States.

Thomas Jefferson

  • Behrman, Carol H
2004
A biography of Thomas Jefferson--patriot, president, and author of the Declaration of Independence.

James Madison

  • Roberts, Jeremy
2004
A biography of the fourth president of the United States, who helped ensure ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

John Adams

  • Behrman, Carol H
2004
Profiles John Adams, an influential patriot during the American Revolution who became the nation's first vice president and second president.

George W. Bush

  • M?rquez, Her?n
2007
A biography of George W. Bush that discusses his childhood, his school years, his various career choices, his term as governor of Texas, the controversial election that put him in the White House, and his presidency.

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