The Handy Presidents Answer Book.
Title:
The Handy Presidents Answer Book.
Author:
Hudson, David L.
ISBN:
9781578593606
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (510 pages)
Series:
The Handy Answer Book Series
Contents:
Cover -- About the Author -- Also from Visible Ink Press -- Copyright -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX -- ORIGINS OF THE PRESIDENCY AND OFFICIAL DUTIES -- PARTIES AND PLATFORMS -- PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS -- GEORGE WASHINGTON -- JOHN ADAMS -- THOMAS JEFFERSON -- JAMES MADISON -- JAMES MONROE -- JOHN QUINCY ADAMS -- ANDREW JACKSON -- MARTIN VAN BUREN -- WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON -- JOHN TYLER -- JAMES K. POLK -- ZACHARY TAYLOR -- MILLARD FILLMORE -- FRANKLIN PIERCE -- JAMES BUCHANAN -- ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- ANDREW JOHNSON -- ULYSSES S. GRANT -- RUTHERFORD B. HAYES -- JAMES A. GARFIELD -- CHESTER A. ARTHUR -- GROVER CLEVELAND -- BENJAMIN HARRISON -- WILLIAM MCKINLEY -- THEODORE ROOSEVELT -- WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT -- WOODROW WILSON -- WARREN G. HARDING -- CALVIN COOLIDGE -- HERBERT HOOVER -- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT -- HARRY S. TRUMAN -- DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER -- JOHN F. KENNEDY -- LYNDON B. JOHNSON -- RICHARD M. NIXON -- GERALD R. FORD -- JIMMY CARTER -- RONALD REAGAN -- GEORGE H. W. BUSH -- BILL CLINTON -- GEORGE W. BUSH -- BARACK OBAMA -- PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA.
Abstract:
Offering an engaging overview of the U.S. presidency and all past presidents, this valuable tome asks a variety of questions, from the trivial to the topical, that further expands one's understanding of America's highest office. With an intriguing range of questions about religious affiliations, unusual backgrounds, and tidbits of odd triviafrom Which president killed a man in a duel? to Who was the first Baptist to become president?this reference also covers former presidential candidates, first ladies, key appointments, and election results. Revealing important answers to foreign policy questions and decisions made during times of war, as well as presidential actions in times of economic boom and bust, isolationism and expansion, and economic policies and unusual anecdotes, this fun and absorbing anthology provides a thorough overview of more than 200 years of U.S. presidents.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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