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"The Kennedys meet the Kardashians in this dishy, deeply reported, and richly detailed look at President Trump's five children, exploring their lives, roles in the campaign and administration, and the relationships to their father and each other. Full of surprising insights and previously untold stories, Born Trump will quench the ever increasing desire for a greater understanding of who these people are, how they were raised, and what makes them...
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From the author of Alexander Hamilton, the New York Times bestselling biography that inspired the musical, comes a gripping portrait of the first president of the United States.
Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography
“Truly magnificent . . . [a] well-researched, well-written and absolutely definitive biography” —Andrew Roberts, The Wall Street Journal
“Until
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Teacher Created Materials
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[2015]
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1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
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English
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Woodrow Wilson was a lawyer, an educator, and a politician. This biography tells all about his inspiring life as President of the United States. Through fascinating facts and engaging sidebars, children will learn that Wilson was an advocate for reform in education and government. Readers will explore some of Wilson's most prominent ideas and goals--including the Federal Reserve System, the League of Nations, and the New Freedom program--through appealing...
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Distributed to the trade by Perseus Distribution
Pub. Date
c2010
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258 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
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English
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Bestselling author D'Souza exposes how Obama's Hobbesian philosophy towards government is threatening not only economic and personal freedom, but America's national sovereignty as well.
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Teacher Created Materials, Inc
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[2020]
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1 online resource (25 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
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English
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James Madison was an important Founding Father. This appealing biography allows readers to explore the inspiring life he led as a member of the Continental Congress and as President of the United States. The detailed images, supportive text, helpful glossary, and intriguing facts work in conjunction to highlight important events that Madison took part in including the Articles of Confederation, The Federalist Papers, and how he helped America make...
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National Bestseller
In this nuanced and complex portrait of Barack Obama, Pulitzer Prize-winner David Remnick offers a thorough, intricate, and riveting account of the unique experiences that shaped our nation’s first African American president.
Through extensive on-the-record interviews with friends and teachers, mentors and disparagers, family members and Obama himself, Remnick explores the elite institutions that
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Teacher Created Materials
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[2013]
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1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
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English
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George W. Bush grew up in a prominent political family in Texas. After serving as Texas governor, Bush followed his father's footsteps in becoming President of the United States. Through engaging facts, vibrant images, and supportive text, this biography allows readers to discover the life of George W. Bush and explore the impacts he made as president. Readers will also learn of the many unexpected challenges Bush faced, such as the al-Qaeda attack...
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Teacher Created Materials
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[2013]
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1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color).
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English
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This appealing biography highlights Lyndon B. Johnson's life as he represented Texas in the United States Congress for 24 years and became the 36th President of the United States. Through engaging images, intriguing sidebars and facts, appealing photographs, and easy-to-read text, readers will learn interesting aspects of U.S. history during Johnson's presidency, such as the Higher Education Act, Voting Rights Act, Minority Whip, and the Vietnam War....
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Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2009
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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English
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The passion for humanity that defined Lincoln's life shines through in this portrait of a truly great American president.
From the time he was a young boy roaming the forests of the unsettled Midwest, Abraham Lincoln knew in his heart that slavery was deeply wrong. The passion for humanity that defined Lincoln's life shines through in this portrait of a truly great American president.
KADIR NELSON illustrated two Caldecott Honor Books: Moses and...
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Child's World
Pub. Date
c2009
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48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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English
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A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States. Includes a table of contents, time line, phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and detailed captions and sidebars to aid in comprehension. The United States Presidents series chronicles the lives of our nation's leaders, including some of the most famous figures in American history. Each...
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George W. Bush covers the entire scope of the elder President Bush's life and career, including his service in the Pacific during World War II, his pioneering work in the Texas oil business, and his political rise as a Congressman, U.S. Representative to China and the United Nations, CIA Director, Vice President, and 41st President of the United States.
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2016
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 x 27 cm
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English
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From a small log cabin in Kentucky to the frontier of Indiana to the steps of the White House, Abraham Lincoln rose from humble beginnings to become the sixteenth president of the United States.
15) A promised land
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English
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In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency--a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
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Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
c2008
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1 online resource (32 p.) : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
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English
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How did Jimmy Carter help people? What jobs did he have before he became president? How did Jimmy show friendship toward others? Read this book to discover the answers!
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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"There is much to praise in this extensively researched book, which is certainly one of the finest biographies of a sadly underrated man. . . . [Kaplan is] a master historian and biographer. . . . If he could read this biography, Adams would be satisfied that he had been fairly dealt with at last." -Carol Berkin, Washington Post
In this fresh and illuminating biography, Fred Kaplan, the acclaimed author of Lincoln, brings into focus the dramatic...
18) Decision points
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Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America's 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life while writing honestly and directly about his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments.