American Heritage illustrated history of the presidents / Michael Beschloss, general editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beschloss, Michael R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--History.

Presidents.

History.

United States.

Presidents--United States--History--Pictorial works.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

528 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

Revised and updated edition.

Other Title:

Illustrated history of the presidents

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown Publishers, [2000]

Summary:

From George Washington through Bill Clinton, and the forty other presidents, this exhaustive history of our highest office, the men who have held it, and their respective administrations will be a valuable reference work and an entertaining read. Based on the landmark two-volume set, The American Heritage Pictorial History of the Presidents of the United States (1968), this revised edition of that classic will include biographies of each president, updated with the latest scholarship, and with new entries for Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. Additional articles include biographies on influential First Ladies, Vice-Presidents, and cabinet members. Additional features include entries on such figures as Stephen Douglas and Jefferson Davis (in the Lincoln chapter). The reference information will include lists of Supreme Court appointments made by each president, the composition of each new Congressional session, and chronologies of each president's life.

Notes:

"A Byron Preiss book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 512-513) and index.

ISBN:

0812932498

OCLC:

43207389