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21) Gerald R. Ford
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Presents a biography of former President Gerald R. Ford that chronicles his childhood, education, military and political service, and achievements.
22) Harry S. Truman
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, Harry S. Truman clashed with Southerners over civil rights, with organized labor over the right to strike, and with General Douglas MacArthur over the conduct of the Korean War. He personified Thomas Jefferson's observation that the presidency is a "splendid misery," but it was during his tenure that the United...
23) Calvin Coolidge
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
A portrait of America's thirtieth president looks at the conservative policies that marked his leadership, including cutting taxes, balancing the federal budget, and promoting corporate productivity, as well as his innovative use of public relations.
24) James Buchanan
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
A look at the presidency of James Buchanan, whose administration paved the way for the onslaught of the Civil War, details his failures as a president, including his lack of compromise and his weak leadership in a time of national crisis.
25) Jimmy Carter
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
An examination of Carter's presidency and his emergence as an important voice for international diplomacy and negotiation.
27) Ulysses S. Grant
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Traces the life and presidency of Ulyssses S. Grant and discusses why he was undervalued as a president.
28) Andrew Jackson
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
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.
30) Herbert Hoover
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Chronicles the life of Herbert Hoover, the thirty-first president of the United States, focusing on his term in office, during which time the stock market crashed, and describing his attempts to stabilize the starving economy.
31) Richard M. Nixon
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Presents a comprehensive biography of the life and political successes and failures of former President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, that describes the events that eventually led to his resignation.
32) Millard Fillmore
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
A portrait of the 13th President traces his rise from virtual obscurity after the sudden death of Zachary Taylor, evaluating his roles in promoting Southern agendas, dividing the Whig party and setting the groundwork for the American Civil War.
33) John F. Kennedy
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Analyzes the contrast between Kennedy's achievements and his legend, tracing the successes and failures of such events as the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis while exploring the ways in which he reshaped views of the presidency.
34) Franklin Pierce
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Argues that President Franklin Pierce was consumed by an obsessed drive to unify the Whig party rather than the country, leading to decisions that ultimately ruptured the party and brought the United States closer to Civil War.
35) Andrew Johnson
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
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.
37) Abraham Lincoln
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
A brief illustrated biography of President Abraham Lincoln that describes his early life and political career, challenges as President of the United States during the Civil War, his stand against slavery, assassination, and legacy.
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Starting in the 1870s, Jim Crow laws began to appear across the South. Their aim was to enforce racial segregation, consolidating power in the hands of whites. This book examines the impact of these laws and other challenges that African Americans faced between the Reconstruction period and World War I. Topics discussed include the rise of groups promoting white supremacy, laws designed to quash African-American voting, Plessey v. Ferguson, the success...
Series
Pub. Date
[2017].
Description
"Examines the United States presidency and its historical importance. Includes biographical information about every U.S. president and information and photos of every first lady. Discusses the duties, privileges, and the broad power of the president, and examines the people who have led the country through times of poverty and prosperity, peace and war"--Provided by publisher.
40) Abraham Lincoln
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
From the Publisher: America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president-the icon of greatness, 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...