Our Country's Presidents: Completely Revised and Expanded - Hardcover

Bausum, Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792293290 ISBN 13: 9780792293293

Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books, 2005

Synopsis

Ladies and Gentlemen: the next President of the United States will soon be included within the pages of one of our perennial favorites. National Geographic Children’s Books will publish this fully revised and updated edition of Our Country’s Presidents in time for the Inauguration of our 44th head of state—the first Presidents reference book on the market after the election.

This president will follow in the footsteps of 43 predecessors who have assumed America’s greatest responsibility: these men have faithfully executed their duties—they have signed treaties, addressed Congress, brokered peace, and waged war. Each has left his own indelible mark on the history of the United States and on the lives of the American people.

Find out why George Washington gave up his life as a Virginia planter to lead the nation; why John Taylor was deemed "His Accidency"; walk with the presidents through wars, depressions, civil rights movements, and the space race; romp with the Garfield children in a White House pillow fight; and mourn with a nation for John F. Kennedy.

This timely update will offer fascinating and comprehensive profiles of all the presidents, timelines of their administrations, historic images, and features on important aspects of their terms. A fresh cover design and informative insight about our new leader will make this volume stand apart from all other contenders, and confirm its place as the definitive family reference guide to the fascinating lives of our leaders past and present.

About this title

About the Author

Ann Bausum is the daughter of a history professor, and she grew up with a love of American history and a passion for research. This award-winning author has published several books for National Geographic Books, including the acclaimed reference book, Our Country’s First Ladies. Another of her titles, Freedom Riders, was named a Sibert Honor Book. She lives in Beloit, WI.

Reviews

Gr. 5-8. Bausum's new edition is -extensively updated and includes a foreword by George W. Bush. As in her glorious With Courage and Cloth (2004), lavish use of period and modern illustrations, quotes, solid research, and the kind of offbeat facts so dear to readers young and older are included: Madison was the smallest president, at five feet, four inches; John Quincy Adams swam nude in the Potomac; Franklin Pierce was both handsome and a drunkard; James Garfield was the first left-handed president. In between the biographies are lively essays on presidential campaigns, vice presidents, First Ladies, children in the White House, and other related information. Bausum gives a real sense of the person behind the office in every case, providing nicknames, age at inauguration, and names of children. A valuable resource. GraceAnne DeCandido
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Edition details

• Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792293290
• ISBN 13: 9780792293293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208