Articles by
Kathryn Moore
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Other books by
Kathryn Moore
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The American
President
A Complete History
From George Washington to Barack Obama
by
Kathryn Moore |
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Softcover - 678 pages
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
ISBN: 978-1-4351-4602-0
With
Detailed Biographies
and
Historical Timelines
Covers the administration of our 44th President,
Barack Obama,
through his first term in
office.
New
$14.09
Can $23.95
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Digital and
Hardcover - 807 pages
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
ISBN: 978-0-7607-8095-4
With
Detailed Biographies, Historical Timelines,
and
Inaugural Speeches
Covers the final years of the George W.
Bush administration and Barack
Obama through his inauguration as
our 44th president.
Page
Perfect™
NOOK book
$7.99
Can $9.99 |
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From the
Publisher
After four years in the
White House, Martin Van Buren quipped, "As to
the presidency, the two happiest days of my life
were those of my entrance upon the office and my
surrender of it." Even Thomas Jefferson--one of
the country's Founding Fathers--struggled with
the realities of the job, saying, "No man will
ever bring out of the presidency the reputation
which carried him into it. To myself,
personally, it brings nothing but increasing
drudgery and daily loss of friends."
An American
president must ultimately take responsibility
for the direction of the country, an ideal
succinctly expressed by Harry S. Truman, who
told his fellow citizens that "the buck stops
here." Embracing that sense of responsibility
may have been easier for some presidents--Calvin
Coolidge and William Jefferson Clinton, for
instance, both held the office during economic
booms--than for others, who served during more
trying times. But even presidents like Franklin
D. Roosevelt, who occupied the White House at a
time of war, nonetheless resolutely took up the
gauntlet of protecting and improving the social
and economic welfare of the American people.
Of course, hard
times test the mettle of every president,
however golden the age in which he serves,
because the problems of the country--and the
world--are often left at the president's feet.
And though he can rely on the counsel of his
Cabinet as well as the Congress and Senate, the
burden of making each decision, not to mention
accepting the consequences, rests squarely on
his shoulders alone. As John F. Kennedy
remarked, "No easy problem ever comes to the
President of the United States. If they are easy
to solve, somebody else has solved them."
And what is
life like after a president's term ends? After
the inaugural speeches, State of the Union
addresses, summits and conferences, bills passed
or vetoed, a president leaves office feeling an
enormous sense of relief. But, of course, this
isn't the only emotion these men deal with in
retrospect. Frequently, with more time to
contemplate the past, regret also becomes a
companion for some ex-presidents. In his
memoirs, Lyndon B. Johnson confided, "I
regretted more than anyone could possibly know
that I was leaving the White House without
having achieved a just, an honorable, and a
lasting peace in Vietnam."
Within the
pages of The American President: A Complete
History--perhaps the most authoritative and
readable single-volume reference work of its
kind--historian Kathryn Moore presents a
riveting narrative of each president's personal
and political experiences in and out of office,
along with illuminating facts and statistics
about each administration, fascinating timelines
of national and world events, astonishing
trivia, and much more besides. These details are
here woven together to present a complex and
nuanced portrait of the American presidency,
from the nation's infancy to today.
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Teachers!
The American President is a ready reference that
any teacher of American history or American
government will find useful to have. The layout
provides quick access to key facts, e.g, members
of a president's cabinet, personal data,
inaugural addresses, plus both U.S. and world
timelines. Each chapter provides a quick
refresher before a lecture on a topic relevant
to a particular president. |
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Students!
The American President is a very useful,
one-volume encyclopedia. It contains a
comprehensive index and has the added advantage
of even being cheaper than even the average
trade paperback book. |
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Librarians!
The American President is a fact-filled,
easy-to-navigate reference well suited for
library use. It should be in all school
libraries ranging from middle and high school to
college and university collections. |
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Monthly Features: |
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September
-- It’s “Back to School”
time. Discover what kind of students our
presidents were in their early days. |
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October-- Celebrate the birthday
of Theodore Roosevelt who was of one of our
nation’s most gregarious leaders. He truly had
a “bully time“ as president. |
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November
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Last years
election was historic in many ways. Take a look
back at other presidential elections that were
anything but usual. |
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December
-- Over the years, the
White House has become not only the presidential
home but the site of numerous traditions, not
the least of which is Christmas. See how first
families have celebrated this holiday in this
most special home. |
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January
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Begin the start of
a new year by learning how different presidents
made their own historic "firsts." |
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February
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"Love is in the
air" when three of our presidents become
bridegrooms. See how Cupid's arrow struck
Presidents Tyler, Cleveland, and Wilson, who
found time to woo and wed their brides while
also running the country. |
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March
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In honor of
Women's History month, learn more about our
first triumverate of First Ladies--Martha
Washington, Abigail Adams, and Dolley Madison. |
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April
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Spring is here.
Discover what pasttimes have been favored by our
chief executives. |
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May
-- “Give ‘Em Hell, Harry!”
became his campaign slogan, and it aptly fit the
man from Independence, Missouri. Learn more
about Harry Truman, and how he came to be one of
the twentieth century’s key presidents. |
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