Presidents decoded : a guide to the leaders who shaped our nation / Katie Kennedy.
| Author/creator |
Kennedy, Katie, 1963- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Workman Publishing, [2023] |
| Description | viii, 239 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Portion of title | Guide to the leaders who shaped our nation |
| Contents | Introduction -- George Washington -- John Adams -- Thomas Jefferson -- James Madison -- James Monroe -- John Quincy Adams -- Andrew Jackson -- Martin Van Buren -- William Henry Harrison -- John Tyler -- James Knox Polk -- Zachary Taylor -- Millard Fillmore -- Franklin Pierce -- James Buchanan -- Abraham Lincoln -- Andrew Johnson -- Ulysses S. Grant -- Rutherford B. Hayes -- James A. Garfield -- Chester A. Arthur -- Grover Clevland -- Benjamin Harrison -- Grover Cleveland -- William McKinley -- Theodore Roosevelt -- William H. Taft -- Woodrow Wilson -- Warren G. Harding -- Calvin Coolidge -- Herbert Hoover -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- Harry S. Truman -- Dwight David Eisenhower -- John Fitzgerald Kennedy -- Lyndon Baines Johnson -- Richard Milhous Nixon -- Gerald Ford -- James Earl Carter -- Ronald Reagan -- George H. W. Bush -- William Jefferson Clinton -- George Walker Bush -- Barack Obama -- Donald Trump -- Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "In The Presidents Decoded: A Guide to the Leaders Who Shaped Our Nation, author Katie Kennedy presents the 45 people who have held the role of President of the United States. From George Washington to Joe Biden, each leader's time in office is broken down and explained through primary sources--documents, letters, policies, and diaries--that show the what, how and why of our leaders' thoughts, decisions and policies. Familiar documents like the preamble of the Declaration of Independence, The Emancipation Proclamation, and The Fugitive Slave Act--the part of the Compromise of 1850 that set the country on a path to Civil War--are included. But we've also included things like George Washington's letter to Martha as he learns that he's been chosen to be the General of the Continental Army, the types of letters FDR received from desperate families during the Great Depression, a letter from baseball legend Jackie Robinson urging JFK to do more to push for civil rights, and the Executive Order limiting the hours of the federal work day, are only a handful of the examples included in this book. Full-color illustrations bring each president and their time in office to life on the page in their career-defining moments as history marches forward and changes the job - and the way of life - through inventions like the camera, the telephone, the first metal detector, services like the Navy and the Red Cross begin, and Twitter. As she did in THE CONSTITUTION DECODED, Katie Kennedy shines a light on American History through the lens of the leaders who shaped our nation--good, bad, and everything in between--through the documents that confirm what really happened"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Spec. audience char. | Ages 10 and up Workman Publishing Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc. |
| Spec. audience char. | Grades 4-6 Workman Publishing Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Ouvrages illustrés. |
| LCCN | 2023010664 |
| ISBN | 9781523515868 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1523515864 |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (nook edition) |
| ISBN | (kindle edition) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | E176.1 .K426 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |