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John 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 readersWilliam McKinley: 25th president of the United States
Par David Collins. 1990
William McKinley was born in 1843 in Niles, Ohio, the seventh child of Nancy Allison McKinley and William McKinley, Sr.…
After serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, he clerked in a law office and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1867. He was elected to the presidency in 1896, and reelected in 1900. He was shot and killed by an assassin in 1901. For grades 5-8 and older readersJohn Adams, 2nd president of the United States
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1988
John Adams was born in 1735 in Massachusetts, the eldest of three sons. His father was a deacon in the…
local Congregational Church and John had a strict, Puritan upbringing. As a young lawyer, he became involved in the fight for American independence. He would later serve as the first ambassador to Great Britain and as president. For grades 5-8 and older readersRutherford B. Hayes: 19th president of the United States
Par Neal Robbins. 1989
Hayes was born in Ohio in 1822 ten weeks after the death of his father. A sickly child, Rud was…
very close to his sister Fanny, who urged him to become "somebody important." A Harvard Law School graduate, Civil War hero, and governor of Ohio, he was elected president in the most controversial election in the nation's history. For grades 5-8 and older readersJames Buchanan: 5th president of the United States
Par David Collins. 1990
James Buchanan was born in 1791 in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania. Elected to the presidency in 1856, he brought more than…
forty years of experience in public service to the office. Within days of his inauguration the Supreme Court delivered its pro-slavery decision in the Dred Scott case. Buchanan was shocked and burdened by the anger and hostility it created. For grades 5-8 and older readersJames K. Polk, 11th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Miriam Greenblatt. 1988
Polk was born in 1795 in North Carolina, and later moved with his family to Tennessee. At the age of…
eighteen he began school, determined to make up for lost time. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, he returned to Tennessee, became a clerk with a prominent lawyer and politician, and soon began his own political rise. For grades 5-8 and older readersCalvin Coolidge: 30th president of the United States
Par Rita Stevens. 1990
John Calvin Coolidge born on July 4, 1872, in Plymouth, Vermont, was the eldest of two children. After graduating from…
Amherst College he clerked in a law office and passed the bar in 1897. He entered local politics and became governor of Massachsetts in 1919. Elected to the vice presidency one year later, he became president upon the death of Harding. For grades 5-8 and older readersUlysses S. Grant: 18th president of the United States
Par Lucille Falkof. 1988
Ulysses Grant was born in 1822 in Ohio. His parents named him Hiram Ulysses; but when he enrolled in West…
Point, his name was listed as Ulysses Simpson, and he adopted that name. In 1853 he was forced to resign from the army for drunkenness, but was recalled when the Civil War broke out in 1861. He eventually became head of the Union armies. For grades 5-8 and older readersGrover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par David Collins. 1988
Grover Cleveland was born in 1837 in New Jersey, and soon moved to New York. One of nine children, he…
grew up as "a minister's kid." When he was sixteen his father died, and he went to work at the New York Institution for the Blind in New York City. After serving as governor of New York, he was elected president in 1884 and again in 1892. For grades 5-8 and older readersJames Monroe, 5th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1988
James Monroe was born in 1758 in Virginia. Two years after he enrolled at the College of William and Mary,…
the Revolutionary War began and eighteen-year old Monroe enlisted in the Continental Army. After serving as governor of Virginia, he was appointed minister to France and helped make the Louisiana Purchase. As president, he put forth the Monroe Doctrine. For grades 5-8 and older readersThe Spanish Armada
Par Colin Martin. 1988
A revisionist history of the defeat of Philip II's grand Spanish fleet in 1588. Utilizing recent archaeological findings and previously…
unstudied documents found in the archives of Spain and the Netherlands, the authors explain why a supposedly invincible fleet, believed by the Spaniards to be guided by God's hand, suffered so disastrous a defeat off the British coastTheodore Roosevelt: 26th president of the United States
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1988
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York in 1858. His family had a long tradition of wealth, good works and…
public service. After graduating from Harvard, he was elected to the New York Assembly. During the Spanish-American War he organized the Rough Riders and led them up San Juan Hill. When President McKinley was killed, Roosevelt became president. For grades 5-8 and older readersDwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Rafaela Ellis. 1989
Eisenhower grew up in a small Kansas town. Although money was scarce, Ike and his five brothers enjoyed a happy…
childhood. When Ike was twenty-one, he enrolled in West Point. During World War II he became Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in western Europe, second only to Roosevelt and Churchill in power. He served as president from 1953-61. For grades 5-8 and older readersThe Queen & her court: a guide to the British monarchy today
Par Jerrold Packard. 1981
A close look at the royal family, their lives, personalities, associates, and residences. Also explains various titles and ranks and…
what they signify, how to address members of the nobility, and customs surrounding the royal family and the courtHow to make your own luck
Par Bernard Gittelson. 1981
A top consultant to industry, who is also a public relations representative and creator of a biothythm computer program business,…
focuses on using ingenuity and perseverance to get the breaks as an entrepeneur. Gittelson explains how to tap one's own creative energy and channel it into actionThe Japanese today: change and continuity
Par Edwin Reischauer. 1981
A well-known scholar on Japan presents an overview of the history and culture of the country and an analysis of…
its contemporary development and society. Included are sections on Japan's government and politics, economic success, and relations with the rest of the worldManaging the one-person business
Par Mary Parson. 1987
A writer, teacher, and entrepreneur has written this succinct handbook for individuals starting up a one-person business. The author discusses…
a broad range of issues including finding money, marketing products, taking a vacation, and maximizing profits. Work sheets, sample contracts, and standardized forms are also includedThe little kingdom: the private story of Apple computer
Par Michael Moritz. 1984
This is a microchip-by-microchip account of Apple Computer, Inc., from its hobbyist origin to a billion-dollar-plus corporation. Moritz traces co-founders…
Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak from their Silicon Valley childhoods to their present eminenceThe age of the common millionaire
Par Robert Heller. 1988
Describes the rise of twentieth-century millionaires. Heller argues that millionaires have become common not only in numbers but also in…
the sources of their affluence and in their social origins. Though he focuses on the United States, he also cites examples of Australia's Alan Bond, Canada's Reichmann family and Japanese shipbuilder TsubouchiThe author describes dozens of innovative, alternative methods of fund-raising, particularly the "show me" techniques in which donors receive something…
tangible, such as a membership, record album, or button, in return for their donations