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Originally six volumes, it was later edited into one volume. Critics and readers alike consider it the most distinguished, authoritative biography of Lincoln ever published. Growing up in Illinois, Sandburg listened to stories of old-timers who had known Lincoln. By the time it was completed, he had spent a lifetime studying, researching, and writing Lincoln. The biography brings to life the country lawyer who would become one of the most influential...
6) James Monroe
Author
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the early life, career, family, and contributions of the fifth president of the United States.
7) John Adams
Author
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
A simple biography of the second president of the United States, from his childhood and education in Massachusetts to his marriage to Abigail Smith and his role in the country's early history.
10) George Bush
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Surveys the childhood, education, military career, and political life of the forty-first president of the United States.
11) Thomas Jefferson
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life story of the third president of the United States, who authored the Declaration of Independence and is known for his ability as an inventor and architect.
13) Andrew Johnson
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Follows the life and career of the statesman who became the seventeenth president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
15) John F. Kennedy
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the thirty-fifth president of the United States.
16) John Tyler
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Virginian who became tenth president of the United States upon the death of William Henry Harrison.
17) William McKinley
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the personal life and military and political careers of the president who was assassinated in 1901 during his second term in office.
19) Franklin Pierce
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the fourteenth president, who served during a period of increasing bitterness between the North and the South.
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