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Review by: MandyApgar
I will readily admit I know squat about the Presidents, other than general things on Lincoln and the Roosevelts. This starts at Washington and ends with GW Bush, so it is a bit outdated, but is still extremely well organized. Sections are separate for each term, with biographical bits of each president, a section of quotes about him (pro and con in each, a good idea), complete cabinet, timelines on the bottom of each page tying world events with the country's achievements, etc. An awful lot to get through, but it was well worth it (poor Warren G Harding's middle name is Gamaliel of all things) and its best achievement is not being political. Facts are stated as such and so one can get a pretty open view of each person without being saddled with statements like I found in Party Like a President immediately condemning the man for this or that in a petty way.
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