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Calvin Coolidge: The American Presidents Series: The 30th President, 1923-1929
The austere president who presided over the Roaring Twenties and whose conservatism masked an innovative approach to national leadership He was known as "Silent Cal." Buttoned up …
Zachary Taylor: The American Presidents Series: The 12th President, 1849-1850
The rough-hewn general who rose to the nation's highest office, and whose presidency witnessed the first political skirmishes that would lead to the Civil War Zachary Taylor was a …
Bill Clinton: The American Presidents Series: The 42nd President, 1993-2001
The president of larger-than-life ambitions and appetites whose term defined America at the close of the twentieth century Bill Clinton: a president of contradictions. He was a …
Ronald Reagan: The 40th President, 1981-1989
The conservative icon who reshaped American politics and laid the groundwork for the end of the Cold WarIn the second half of the twentieth century, no American president defined …
James Buchanan: The American Presidents Series: The 15th President, 1857-1861
A thought-provoking look at the presidency of James Buchanan, whose administration paved the way for the onslaught of the Civil War, details his failures as a president--his …
Martin Van Buren: The American Presidents Series: The 8th President, 1837-1841
A portrait of the mid-nineteenth-century president considers his roles as the first president born after American independence, the first ethnic president, and the first New Yorker …
Benjamin Harrison: The American Presidents Series: The 23rd President, 1889-1893
The scion of a political dynasty ushers in the era of big government An engrossing ferry to 19th century America, Benjamin Harrison is sure to capture every political enthusiast's …
Warren G. Harding: The American Presidents Series: The 29th President, 1921-1923
An incisive portrait of the life and tarnished political career of Warren G. Harding and his scandal-ridden presidency details the Teapot Dome affair, corruption in the Veterans …
Rutherford B. Hayes: The American Presidents Series: The 19th President, 1877-1881
A fresh perspective on the president who officially ended the Reconstruction charts the career of this extremely well-educated chief executive across one of the most important eras …