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Childhoods of the American presidents / William O. Foss.
- Title
- Childhoods of the American presidents / William O. Foss.
- Author
- Foss, William O.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | E176.1 .F765 2005 | Off-site |
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- Description
- viii, 222 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "From George Washington to George W. Bush, this work contains a brief synopsis of the formative years for each of the 42 men who eventually became president of the United States. Following each from childhood to young adulthood, it examines the events and influences which led them to the presidency and, consequently, influenced their actions while in office"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1 George Washington 3 -- 2 John Adams 11 -- 3 Thomas Jefferson 16 -- 4 James Madison 21 -- 5 James Monroe 26 -- 6 John Quincy Adams 30 -- 7 Andrew Jackson 38 -- 8 Martin Van Buren 44 -- 9 William Henry Harrison 48 -- 10 John Tyler 53 -- 11 James K. Polk 57 -- 12 Zachary Taylor 61 -- 13 Millard Fillmore 64 -- 14 Franklin Pierce 68 -- 15 James Buchanan 72 -- 16 Abraham Lincoln 76 -- 17 Andrew Johnson 82 -- 18 Ulysses S. Grant 87 -- 19 Rutherford B. Hayes 91 -- 20 James A. Garfield 96 -- 21 Chester A. Arthur 100 -- 22 and 24 Grover Cleveland 104 -- 23 Benjamin Harrison 109 -- 25 William McKinley 113 -- 26 Theodore Roosevelt 117 -- 27 William H. Taft 124 -- 28 Woodrow Wilson 128 -- 29 Warren G. Harding 133 -- 30 Calvin Coolidge 137 -- 31 Herbert Hoover 143 -- 32 Franklin D. Roosevelt 150 -- 33 Harry S. Truman 155 -- 34 Dwight D. Eisenhower
- ISBN
- 078642382X (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2005026325
- OCLC
- 61687665
- SCSB-11129033
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library