Don't Know Much About the Presidents - Softcover

Davis, Kenneth C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061718238 ISBN 13: 9780061718236

Verlag: HarperCollins, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Forty-four presidents

One White House

And hundreds of grand facts about our country’s leaders

Which president was also a movie star? (see page 56)

What happened five days after the Union won the Civil War? (see page 28)

What food did Americans think was poisonous until Thomas Jefferson ate some? (see page 12)

Hail to the chief! Here’s your chance to learn all about the presidents’ important political achievements, their nicknames, hobbies—even what kind of foods they ate. Bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis packs fun facts and cool quotes into his signature question-and-answer format. Who knows? After you learn so much about the presidents, maybe you will want to run for office someday, too!

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nation Rising; America's Hidden History; and Don't Know Much About^(R) History, which spent thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 1.7 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don't Know Much About^(R) series for adults and children. A resident of New York City and Dorset, Vermont, Davis frequently appears on national television and radio and has been a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered. He blogs regularly at www.dontknowmuch.com.

Pedro Martin, a greeting-card artist for Hallmark, also illustrated Don't Know Much About(R) The Solar System and Don't Know Much About(R) The Presidents. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Forty-four presidents

One White House

And hundreds of grand facts about our country's leaders

Which president was also a movie star? (see page 56)

What happened five days after the Union won the Civil War? (see page 28)

What food did Americans think was poisonous until Thomas Jefferson ate some? (see page 12)

Hail to the chief! Here's your chance to learn all about the presidents' important political achievements, their nicknames, hobbies--even what kind of foods they ate. Bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis packs fun facts and cool quotes into his signature question-and-answer format. Who knows? After you learn so much about the presidents, maybe you will want to run for office someday, too!

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• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0061718238
• ISBN 13: 9780061718236
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Zeichner: Martin Pedro
• Anzahl der Seiten: 64
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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