I grew up to be president /
An introduction to the presidents of the United States describes each president's childhood, career, achievements while in office, and life after the White House.
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Scholastic,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | 2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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An introduction to the presidents of the United States describes each president's childhood, career, achievements while in office, and life after the White House. |
Carrier Form: | 96 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 96). |
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9780545331524 0545331528 9781451748055 1451748051 |
Index Number: | E176 |
CLC: | K837.127 |
Call Number: | K837.127/C155 |
Contents: | George Washington, 1789-1797 -- John Addams, 1797-1801 -- Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 -- James Madison, 1809-1817 -- James Monroe, 1817-1825 -- John Quincy Addams, 1825-1829 -- Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837 -- Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841 -- William Henry Harrison, 1841 -- John Tyler, 1841-1845 -- James K. Polk, 1845-1849 -- Zachary Taylor, 1849-18 50 -- Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853 -- Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857 -- James Buchanan, 1857-1861 -- Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 -- Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 -- Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-1877 -- Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877-1881 -- James A. Garfield, 1881 -- Chester A. Arthur, 1881-1885 -- Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889 & 1893-1897 -- Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893 -- William McKinley, 1897-1901 -- Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 -- William Howard Taft, 1909-1913 -- Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 -- Warren G. Harding, 1921-1923 -- Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929 -- Herbert Hoover, 1929-1933 -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945 -- Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 -- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-1961 -- John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963 -- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1969 -- Richard M. Nixon, 1969-1974 -- Gerald R. Ford, 1974-1977 -- Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981 -- Ronald W. Reagan, 1981-1989 -- George W.H. Bush, 1989-1993 -- William J. Clinton, 1993-2001 -- George W. Bush, 2001-2009 -- Barack H. Obama, 2009- -- The three branches of government -- How presidents are elected. |