American presidents series (Times Books)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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English
Description
A revealing look at the true beginning of American politics
Until recently rescued by David McCullough, John Adams has always been overshadowed by Washington and Jefferson. Volatile, impulsive, irritable, and self-pitying, Adams seemed temperamentally unsuited for the presidency. Yet in many ways he was the perfect successor to Washington in terms of ability, experience, and popularity.
Possessed of a far-ranging intelligence, Adams took office...
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Thomas Jefferson
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Chester Alan Arthur
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English
Description
The story of a pivotal president who watched over our westward expansion and solidified the dream of Jacksonian democracy
James K. Polk was a shrewd and decisive commander in chief, the youngest president elected to guide the still-young nation, who served as Speaker of the House and governor of Tennessee before taking office in 1845. Considered a natural successor to Andrew Jackson, "Young Hickory" miraculously revived his floundering political...
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Warren G. Harding
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13) Andrew Jackson
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Times Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
195 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and presidency of Andrew Jackson, including his early days in South Carolina, his military exploits, and his contributions to the cause of democracy and Manifest Destiny.
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Benjamin Harrison
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English
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The former senator and presidential candidate offers a provocative new assessment of the first "national security president"
James Monroe is remembered today primarily for two things: for being the last of the "Virginia Dynasty"-following George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison-and for issuing the Monroe Doctrine, his statement of principles in 1823 that the western hemisphere was to be considered closed to European intervention. But...
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Martin Van Buren
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James A. Garfield
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18) Calvin Coolidge
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Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 202 p. : port. ; 22 cm.
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English
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English
Description
The judicious statesman who won victories abroad but suffered defeat at home, whose wisdom and demeanor served America well at a critical time
George Bush was a throwback to a different era. A patrician figure not known for eloquence, Bush dismissed ideology as "the vision thing." Yet, as Timothy Naftali argues, no one of his generation was better prepared for the challenges facing the United States as the Cold War ended. Bush wisely encouraged...
20) Richard M. Nixon
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Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 187 p. : port. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The complex man at the center of America's most self-destructive presidency. In this revelatory assessment of the only president ever forced out of office, Washington journalist Drew explains how Nixon's troubled inner life offers the key to understanding his presidency. She shows how Nixon was surprisingly indecisive on domestic issues and often wasn't interested in them. Turning to international affairs, she reveals the inner workings of Nixon's...
21) Abraham Lincoln
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Publisher
Times Books/Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
184 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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English
Description
"Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president--the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many times, but never by a man who himself sought the office...
22) Andrew Johnson
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Publisher
Times Books/Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 166 p. : port. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A portrait of America's seventeenth president describes Andrew Johnson's failed efforts to bring about reconciliation following the Civil War, the antagonism of congressional leaders who sought his impeachment, and his legacy for the present.
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Harry S. Truman: the 33rd President, 1945-1953
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24) Zachary Taylor
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Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 167 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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Herbert Hoover
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Franklin Pierce
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Millard Fillmore: the 13th president, 1850-1853
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John F. Kennedy: the 35th President, 1961-1963
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William Henry Harrison: the 9th president, 1841
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Bill Clinton: the 42nd president, 1993-2001
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George W. Bush: The 43rd President, 2001-2009
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32) Ronald Reagan
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Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 185 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the second half of the twentieth century, no American president defined his political era as did Ronald Reagan. He ushered in an age that extolled smaller government, tax cuts, and strong defense, and to this day politicians of both political parties operate within the parameters of the world he made. His eight years in office from 1981 to 1989 were a time of economic crisis and recovery, a new American assertiveness abroad, and an engagement...
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Bill Clinton: the 42nd president, 1993-2001
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