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The handy presidents answer book / David L. Hudson, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hudson, David L., 1969-
- Series:
- The Handy Answer Book Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--History--Miscellanea.
- Presidents.
- United States--Politics and government--Miscellanea.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (513 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Canton, Mich. : Visible Ink Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 trivia?from 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 resul
- 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 HARRISONWILLIAM 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
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: The handy presidents answer book / Roger Matuz with Gina Misiroglu and Lawrence W. Baker. c2004.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781578593170
- 1578593174
- 9781578593606
- 1578593603
- 9781784024239
- 1784024236
- 9781578593583
- 1578593581
- OCLC:
- 754582838
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