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Andrew 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 readersGeorge H.W. Bush: 41st president of the United States
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1990
George Herbert Walker Bush was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts, the second eldest of four sons and…
one daughter. In the spring of 1944 he became the youngest pilot in the U.S. Navy, and earned several medals. When he returned from the war, he married Barbara Pierce and enrolled at Yale University. He was elected president in 1988. For grades 5-8 and older readersMartin Van Buren: 8th president of the United States
Par Rafaela Ellis. 1989
Martin Van Buren was born in 1782 in a small Dutch community in New York. Although Martin was needed to…
work in his family's tavern, he finished the academy and became a law apprentice when he was fourteen. He soon discovered politics and moved to New York City where he became a notable lawyer and politician. He was elected president in 1836. For grades 5-8 and older readersJohn Tyler, 10th president of the United States
Par Lucille Falkof. 1990
John Tyler was born into a well-educated and affluent family in Charles City County, Virginia, on March 29, 1790. He…
graduated from William and Mary College in 1807 and was admitted to the bar in 1809, the year that his father became governor of Virginia. Elected vice president in 1840, Tyler became president in 1841 upon the death of Harrison. For grades 5-8 and older readers