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89 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
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English
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This treasury from documentarian Ken Burns brings the presidents to life for our nation's children. Each president is given a lushly illustrated spread with curated stories and information to give readers of all ages a comprehensive view of the varied and fascinating characters who have led our nation (with the exception of Grover Cleveland -- the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms -- who gets two spreads!). From Thomas Jefferson's...
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391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Of the 43 men who have served in the nation's highest office, 38 have fathered biological children and the other five adopted children. Each president's parenting style reveals much about his beliefs as well as his psychological make-up. Kendall shows presidential character in action, and shows how the fathering experiences of our presidents have forever changed the course of American history.
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xi, 860 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"Comprehensive single-volume sourcebook ... [presents] a factual ook at all our chief executives, from Washington to Obama -- their lives, their loves, their administration, their friends, their foes, their sucesses, and their failures." -- Cover, p.4.
12) Presidents' Day
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24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 cm.
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English
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Presents an introduction to President's Day, in simple text with illustrations, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed.
16) The president's house: 1800 to the present : the secrets and history of the world's most famous home
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xii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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President Truman's daughter offers an inside look at the history and secrets of the White House, and reveals what it is like to live in the most famous home in the world.
18) Joe Steele
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438 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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A what-if novel that "envisions the election of a United States President whose political power will redefine what the nation is-and what it means to be American... President Herbert Hoover has failed America. The Great Depression that rose from the ashes of the 1929 stock market crash still casts its dark shadow over the country. Despairing and desperate, the American people hope one of the potential Democratic candidates-New York governor Franklin...
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xvii, 521 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"All The Presidents' Bankers is a compelling narrative of how a small group of private bankers and their financial institutions shaped America's economy and its global position since the start of the twentieth century. Through personal, political and professional networks, these bankers strategically exercised, and continue to exercise, disproportionate control over the destiny of billions of people. Nomi Prins offers an explosive account of how this...
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3 videodiscs (400 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States. Based on the book To the Best of My Ability, The Presidents features insight from journalists, scholars, and politicians, as well as rare and unseen photographs and footage.
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