The Oakley, Ruth. creator Lucas, Steve. Woodcock-Jones, Tim. text biography collective biographies. Literature. Biographies. Juvenile works. Biographies. Literature. Biographies. nyu New York Marshall Cavendish Corp. 1990 Library ed. monographic eng

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8 vols: illu (some color) ; 26 cm Places each American president in a historical context and discusses his life, with an emphasis on his political activity and presidential term. Vol. 1, 1789-1817: George Washington -- John Adams -- Thomas Jefferson -- James Madison -- Vol. 2, 1817-1845: James Monroe -- John Quincy Adams -- Andrew Jackson -- Martin Van Buren -- William Henry Harrison -- John Tyler -- Vol. 3, 1845-1865: James Polk -- Zachary Taylor -- Millard Fillmore -- Franklin Pierce -- James Buchanan -- Abraham Lincoln -- Vol. 4, 1865-1889: Andrew Johnson -- Ulysses Grant -- Rutherford Hayes -- James Garfield -- Chester Arthur -- Grover Cleveland -- Vol. 5, 1889-1921: Benjamin Harrison -- William McKinley -- Theodore Roosevelt -- William Taft -- Woodrow Wilson -- Vol. 6, 1921-1953: Warren Harding -- Calvin Coolidge -- Herbert Hoover -- Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Harry S. Truman -- Vol. 7, 1953-1969: Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John F. Kennedy -- Lyndon B. Johnson -- Vol. 8, 1969-1990: Richard Nixon -- Gerald Ford -- James Carter -- Ronald Reagan -- George Bush. juvenile by Ruth Oakley ; illustrated by Steve Lucas and Tim Woodcock-Jones. Includes indexes. n-us--- Presidents United States Biography Juvenile literature Presidents Politics and government Presidents United States Politics and government Juvenile literature United States E176.8 .O5 1854351443 89017283 DLC 890626 20240626191047.0 ocm20014220 eng