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1) Lincoln: A Photobiography

Author

Freedman, Russell

Series

Newbery medal books

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President.

2) Barack Obama

Author

Krensky, Stephen

Series

DK biography

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

2010

Language

English

Description

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Presents the life of Barack Obama, including his childhood in the United States and abroad, careers as a community organizer and lawyer, and his election as the forty-fourth president in 2009.

3) George Washington

Author

Hort, Lenny

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

2005

Language

English

4) Zachary Taylor: twelfth president, 1849-1850

Author

Venezia, Mike

Series

Getting to know the U.S. presidents

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

2005

Language

English

Description

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A biography of President Taylor, a hero of the Mexican War, who decided that the residents of newly acquired territories should decide whether or not to allow slavery.

5) Who was George Washington?

Author

Edwards, Roberta

Series

Who was-- ?
Who was ?

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[2009]

Language

English

Description

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"In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution"--Amazon.com.

6) Ronald Reagan

Author

Sullivan, George

Publisher

J. Messner

Pub. Date

c1985

Language

English

Description

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Traces the life of the fortieth President including his childhood, film career, and his years in state and national politics.

7) Abraham Lincoln

Author

Stone, Tanya Lee

Series

DK biography

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

c2005

Language

English

Description

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A profile of the sixteenth president of the United States, his childhood and his career.

8) The story of Abraham Lincoln: president for the people

Author

Weinberg, Larry

Series

Famous lives

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

1997

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the president who preserved the American Union during the Civil War.

9) Abraham Lincoln

Author

Bauer, Marion Dane

Series

My first biography

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

c2012

Language

English

Description

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This book introduces Abraham Lincoln, who became the sixteenth president of the United States and who led the nation through the Civil War.

10) John F. Kennedy: president of the New Frontier

Author

Cole, Michael D

Series

People to know

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

c1996

Language

English

Description

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Presents the personal and public life of the man who came from a family of wealth and privilege, entered politics, and was elected president at age forty-three.