The Big Book of Presidents: From George Washington to Joseph R. Biden
By (Author) Nancy J. Hajeski
Skyhorse Publishing
Sky Pony Press
17th February 2015
United States
General
Non Fiction
973.099
Hardback
144
Width 225mm, Height 298mm, Spine 20mm
1066g
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. The Big Book of Presidents illustrates each presidents journey to the White House through facts, anecdotes, illustrations, photographs, inspirational quotes, and more! Find out which president had a faithful dog named Fala, who was the only unmarried president, and which presidents daughter carried around her pet snake in the White House in this fun and fascinating overview of our countrys 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 presidents 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 presidents role within in. With updated information on President Barack Obama, this is the perfect introduction to the lives and characters of the US presidents.
Nancy J. Hajeski is a New York Times bestselling author who has written young adult nonfiction, romantic fiction, and graphic novel adaptations, and has edited a number of fiction anthologies. She is a human-interest columnist and works out of the Catskill Mountains. She lives in Roscoe, New York.