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Richard M. Nixon: 37th president of the United States
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1990
Richard Nixon was born into a working-class Quaker family in California on January 9, 1913, the second of five sons.…
Nixon was an excellent, hardworking student. He began his political career in 1946 after returning from World War II, and was elected president in 1968. Reelected in 1972, he became the first president to resign from office. For grades 5-8 and older readersBenjamin Harrison: 23rd president of the United States
Par Rita Stevens. 1989
Benjamin Harrison was born in 1833 in Ohio. His great-grandfather was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, his grandfather…
was the ninth president, and his father was a member of Congress. After graduating from college and passing the bar, Benjamin moved to Indiana. A Civil War hero, he was elected to the Senate in 1881, and became president in 1888. For grades 5-8 and older readersHarry S. Truman: 33rd president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par David Collins. 1988
Harry S. Truman was born in 1884 in Missouri. Because he wore thick glasses and loved to read, he was…
often teased by the other boys. After finishing high school he went to work because he could not afford college. In 1944, after serving in the Senate, he was elected vice-president. When President F. D. Roosevelt died in 1945, Truman became president. For grades 5-8 and older readersAndrew Johnson: 17th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Rita Stevens. 1989
No president had more humble origins than Andrew Johnson, born in North Carolina in 1808. His family lived in a…
borrowed shack, and he was unable to attend school for even a day. At thirteen he became a tailor's apprentice. Later, he moved to Tennessee and became involved in politics. He succeeded Lincoln as president. For grades 5-8 and older readersScience in ancient China (A First book)
Par George Beshore. 1988
Documents the achievements of the ancient Chinese in medicine, astronomy, cosmology, science, and technology over thousands of years. Describes the…
compass, water wheels, rockets, movable type, and other innovations. For grades 6-9 and older readersJohn Quincy Adams: 6th President of the United States
Par Miriam Greenblatt. 1990
John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, on July 11, 1767. His family had lived in Massachusetts for more…
than one hundred years and was quite prominent. John Quincy's career in public service began with his appointment as ambassador to the Netherlands in 1794. He also served as secretary of state before becoming president. For grades 5-8 and older readersFranklin D. Roosevelt: 32nd president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Miriam Greenblatt. 1989
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in 1882 into a wealthy, well-known New York family. Shortly after finishing the Columbia School…
of Law, he was elected to the New York State Senate. At the age of thirty-nine polio paralyzed his legs, but he did not let that stop him. He was the only president elected to four terms, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. For grades 5-8 and older readersJames Madison, 4th president of the United States
Par Barbara Polikoff. 1989
James Madison was born in Virginia in 1751. The eldest of twelve children, Jemmy loved to walk among the trees…
at Montpelier, the family home. After graduating from Princeton, he returned to Virginia and entered politics. Madison served as chief recorder at the Constitutional Convention, and is known as the "Father of the Constitution." For grades 5-8 and older readersWoodrow Wilson: 28th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par David Collins. 1989
Woodrow Wilson was born in 1856 in Virginia and grew up in Georgia during the Civil War, which left an…
indelible impression on his young mind. A graduate of Princeton and the University of Virginia Law School, Wilson served as president of Princeton, governor of Virginia, and president of the U.S. during World War I. For grades 5-8 and older readersMillard Fillmore: 13th president of the United States
Par Kevin Law. 1990
Millard Fillmore was born on January 7, 1800, in Cayuga County, New York. As a young boy he worked hard…
on the farm that his family leased. At fourteen he was apprenticed to a clothmaker. When he was nineteen he became a clerk in a law office and was admitted to the bar in 1823. He became president in 1850 upon the death of Zachary Taylor. For grades 5-8 and older readersChester A. Arthur, 21st president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Rita Stevens. 1989
Arthur was born in 1829 in Vermont. His father was a Baptist minister and the family moved often. Taught at…
home by his father, he later graduated from Union College. After teaching a few years, he moved to New York to clerk for a prominent lawyer and abolitionist. As vice-president, he became president upon Garfield's assassination. For grades 5-8 and older readersWilliam Henry Harrison: 9th president of the United States
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1990
William Henry Harrison was born in Charles City County, Virginia, on February 9, 1773, into a prominent Virginia family. His…
father was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. William Henry became a hero in 1811 at the Battle of Tippecanoe. He was elected president in 1840 and died from illness one month after his inauguration. For grades 5-8 and older readersLyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Lucille Falkof. 1989
Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908 in the "Hill Country" of Texas. His father, a member of the Texas House…
of Representatives, often took him to legislative sessions. In 1937, Lyndon himself was elected to the U.S. Congress. He became president on the death of John Kennedy, and worked hard for civil rights and welfare legislation. For grades 5-8 and older readersRonald W. Reagan: 40th President of the United States
Par Neal Robbins. 1990
Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. His family moved often because his father's alcoholism kept…
him from holding a job for very long. After college Reagan worked as a radio sports announcer before beginning his twenty-seven-year career as a motion picture actor. He was elected president in 1980. For grades 5-8 and older readersAbraham Lincoln: 16th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1989
Lincoln was born in 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky. Frontier life was hard, and he was able to…
attend school for only a few months. But Lincoln developed a thirst for knowledge and worked hard to educate himself. As a young man he became interested in politics and law. As president he would lead the nation through its only civil war. For grades 5-8 and older readersFranklin Pierce was born in 1804 in New Hampshire. The Pierce home, which also served as an inn and tavern,…
was a very lively place. After graduating from Bowdoin College, Pierce became a law apprentice. The same year that he was admitted to the bar his father was elected governor of New Hampshire, and Pierce's political rise began. For grades 5-8 and older readersHerbert C. Hoover, 31st president of the United States
Par Barbara Polikoff. 1990
Herbert Hoover was born on August 10, 1874, in West Branch, Iowa. He graduated from Stanford University with a degree…
in engineering and worked all over the world. Elected president in 1928, he was denounced for opposing federal aid to starving Americans during the Great Depression. He was defeated in 1932 and left office embittered. For grades 5-8 and older readersThomas Jefferson: 3rd president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1988
Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 in Virginia. His father, a wealthy planter, was prominent in local affairs. After attending…
the College of William and Mary for two years, Jefferson became a law apprentice and was admitted to the bar in 1767. Nine years later he would write one of the most important documents ever, The Declaration of Independence. For grades 5-8 and older readersJames A. Garfield: 20th president of the United States
Par Fern Brown. 1990
James Abram Garfield was born on November 19, 1831, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. His father died when he was a…
toddler, and he and his brother and two sisters worked hard helping his mother farm. James's mother believed that he was destined for greatness, and insisted that he be educated. He was elected president in 1880 and was assassinated in 1881. For grades 5-8 and older readersJohn F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Lucille Falkof. 1988
John Kennedy was born in 1917 in Massachusetts. Both of his grandfathers were influential Boston politicians. After graduating from Harvard,…
he served in the Navy during World War II and became a hero. In 1947 he was elected to Congress. His presidency is noted for the "Cuban Missle Crisis" and for civil rights gains. For grades 5-8 and older readers