American presidents series (Times Books)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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John Quincy Adams
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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5) John Adams
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Times Books
Pub. Date
2003
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English
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Profiles John Adams as an ideal successor to Washington, citing the qualities of his character and Federalist policies that enabled him to address the challenges that took place during his presidency.
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Times Books
Pub. Date
2003
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English
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Examines the life and presidency of William McKinley, arguing that his diplomatic and military achievements, as well as the lack of major scandal during his administration, make him worthy of admission to the ranks of the near-great chief executives.
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Chester Alan Arthur
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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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Warren G. Harding
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Andrew Jackson
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Benjamin Harrison
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James A. Garfield
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Calvin Coolidge
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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...
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Richard M. Nixon
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21) Abraham Lincoln
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
America's greatest president, Abraham Lincoln towers above all others who have held the office. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions but emerged after a bloody conflict with a new birth of freedom. Lincoln's story has been told many times, but never before by a man who himself sought the office of the president and contemplated its awesome responsibilities...
22) Andrew Johnson
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Times Books/Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Andrew Johnson never expected to be president, but just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln's vice president, the events at Ford's Theatre thrust him into the office. Johnson faced a nearly impossible task -- to succeed America's greatest chief executive, to bind the nation's wounds after the Civil War, and to work with a Congress controlled by the so-called Radical Republicans. Annette Gordon-Reed, a leading historian of slavery, shows how ill-suited...
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Harry S. Truman: the 33rd President, 1945-1953
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Zachary Taylor: the 12th President, 1849-1850
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25) Herbert Hoover
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Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Renowned New Deal historian Leuchtenburg offers a frank, thoughtful portrait of the lifelong public servant, and shrewdly assesses Hoover's policies and legacy in the face of one of the darkest periods of American history--the Great Depression
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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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Ronald Reagan
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Bill Clinton: the 42nd president, 1993-2001
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