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As of 2012, only 43 men have held the office of the President of the United States. Some have been sanctified and some reviled. This historical work addresses the careers of the first ten presidents, men who made vital contributions not only to the office of the presidency, but to the course of the fledgling nation. From Washington through Tyler, every term is recounted in detail and each presidential profile provides as many as a hundred quotations (with full source notes) by the president, his friends, family, historians, and others. Each profile ends with an extensive bibliography of books about the president, his principles and policies, and also provides suggestion for further reading. Rigorously nonpartisan in approach, this detail-rich text describes the early years of what may well be one of the most demanding jobs in the world.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: The American Presidency
1. George Washington: The Man Who Would Not Be King
2. John Adams: The Revolution Was Made in the Minds of the People
3. Thomas Jefferson: The Polymath President
4. James Madison: That Dear Little Jemmy
5. James Monroe: The Last of the Cocked Hats
6. John Quincy Adams: A Man of Principles, Not Parties
7. Andrew Jackson: A Good Friend and a Bad Enemy
8. Martin Van Buren: The Foxy First Full-Time Politician
9. William Henry Harrison: Sung into the Presidency
10. John Tyler: President or Acting President?
Chapter Notes
References and Further Readings
Index
