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224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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English
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National Geographic presents the 43 individuals who have led the U.S., plus America's newest commander-in-chief, in this up-to-date, authoritative, and lavishly illustrated family, school, and library reference. It features comprehensive profiles of the 43 former presidents along with timelines and descriptions of crucial events during their terms. Information about the 2016 president-elect is also included. Thematic spreads cover a variety of topics...
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Hail to the Chief! Get ready to meet all of our nation's presidents, from George Washington to Joe Biden, and everyone in between, including a section on our newest president! This easy-to-read book offers mini biographies and fun facts about each president's accomplishments in the Oval Office, accompanied by photographs and lists of key events. A must-have for any classroom or young history buff, The Scholastic Book of Presidents...
11) Presidents
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Offers information about America's most influential political office and details on the men who have filled it.
12) Presidents' Day
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Series
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AV² by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm.
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English
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Examines the history of Presidents' Day and describes some of the ways that this holiday is celebrated.
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English
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers comes a revelatory, insider's look at how President Joe Biden and his team have battled to achieve their agenda—based on the author's extraordinary access to the White House during two years of crises at home and abroad.
In January of 2021, the Biden administration inherited the most daunting array of challenges since FDR's presidency: a lethal pandemic, a...
In January of 2021, the Biden administration inherited the most daunting array of challenges since FDR's presidency: a lethal pandemic, a...
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English
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"The presidency is a captivating concept in the hearts and minds of the American people. Part commander-in-chief, part national symbol, the role of president of the United States of America has been studied and commemorated by a rich trove of literature-in fiction and nonfiction, in serious political analysis and lighthearted satire. Yet despite the vast scholarship available, the lives of our presidents after leaving office remain remarkably unprobed....
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English
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A military historian traces the long struggle of American presidents to assert their power over uncooperative generals.
Since World War II, the United States has been engaged in near-constant military conflict abroad, often with ill-defined objectives, ineffectual strategy, and uncertain benefits. In this era of limited congressional oversight and "wars of choice," the executive and the armed services have shared the primary responsibility for making...
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Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
1050L
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xiii, 177 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm
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English
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Though Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's backgrounds differed considerably, both were intellectuals who shared interests in literature and politics, as well as a great love for each other.
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Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First Edition.
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xvii, 391 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"FIRST FRIENDS includes the riveting histories of myriad presidential friendships, among them Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed, the man with whom Lincoln once shared a bed and who did more to help him emerge from his crippling depression than anyone else; Harry Truman and Eddie Jacobson, the Kansas City haberdasher who played a pivotal part in America's recognition of the state of Israel in 1948; and Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Daisy Suckley, a...
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Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
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xi, 739 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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English
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Presidential historian Michael Beschloss uses original letters, diaries, declassified documents, and interviews to bring us into the room and into the minds of a procession of Chief Executives who took the nation into major conflicts, mobilized Americans for victory, and seized greater power for themselves. From James Madison and the War of 1812 to Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam, we see these leaders struggling with Congress, the courts, the press, their...
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Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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414 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
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"On January 20, 2021, standing where only two weeks earlier police officers had battled with right-wing paramilitaries, Joe Biden took his oath of office. The American people were still sick with COVID-19, his economists were already warning him of an imminent financial crisis, and his party, the Democrats, had the barest of majorities in the Senate. Yet, faced with an unprecedented set of crises, Joe Biden decided he would not play defense. Instead,...
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