The Big Book of Presidents : From George Washington to Barack Obama

Intro; Copyright; Title Page; Contents; Introduction; The Founding Presidents; George Washington; John Adams; The White House Story; Thomas Jefferson; James Madison; Presidents of an Expanding Nation; James Monroe; John Quincy Adams; Presidential Families; Andrew Jackson; Martin Van Buren; William Henry Harrison; Presidents of a Nation in Conflict; John Tyler; James K. Polk; Zachary Taylor; The Houses of Congress; Millard Fillmore; Franklin Pierce; James Buchanan; Abraham Lincoln; Assassinations; Andrew Johnson; Presidents of the Gilded Age; Ulysses S. Grant; Rutherford B. Hayes;The president has been the figurehead of the United States since the time when our country was a small band of thirteen fledgling colonies until its current position as a world superpower. The forty-four leaders of our nation have had fascinating, exciting, and sometimes scandalous lives. 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Find out which president had a faithful dog named Fala, who was the only unmarried president, and which president's daughter carried around her pet snake in the White House in this fun and fascinating overview of our country's leaders. Bestselling author Nancy J. Hajeski not only provides engaging information about each president, but also includes timelines of US and world events that place each president's term in office in a historical context. She also provides useful facts about the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, presidential assassinations, the first ladies, the vice presidents, and more to help broaden kids' understanding of our government and the president's role within in. With updated information on President Barack Obama, this is the perfect introduction to the lives and characters of the US presidents. Intro Copyright Title Page Contents Introduction The Founding Presidents George Washington John Adams The White House Story Thomas Jefferson James Madison Presidents of an Expanding Nation James Monroe John Quincy Adams Presidential Families Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison Presidents of a Nation in Conflict John Tyler James K. Polk Zachary Taylor The Houses of Congress Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln Assassinations Andrew Johnson Presidents of the Gilded Age Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. GarfieldThe Vice President Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison The Cabinet William McKinley Presidents of an Emerging Power Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft The Supreme Court Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert C. Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Cold War Presidents Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson The First Lady Richard M. Nixon Gerald R. Ford Jimmy Carter Presidents in a Global Economy Ronald Reagan George H.W. Bush William J. Clinton George W. Bush The Election Process Barack ObamaFind Out More Index Credits