Author: Leland McKeePublisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781098384913
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A photo journey for the American People through the eyes of the camera.
An American President: America First
Author: Leland McKeePublisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781098384913
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A photo journey for the American People through the eyes of the camera.
George Washington
Author: Pamela Hill NettletonPublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1404801847
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Give readers a fresh look into the fascinating lives of six famous Americans. This Series is aligned with the Standard, "The History of the United States' Democratic Principles and Values, and the Peoples from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political Heritage," as required by the National Council for History.
George Washington: The First President
Author: Sarah AlbeePublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062432680
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
The life of George Washington is introduced in this early reader biography. After General Washington led the American colonists to victory in the Revolutionary War, everyone thought he should become the first president of the United States. Washington would turn out to be a strong leader and a wise president. Beginning readers will learn about the milestones in George Washington’s life in this Level Two I Can Read biography, which combines a traditional, illustrated narrative with historical illustrations at the back of book—complete with a timeline, illustrations, and interesting facts about the United States’ first president. Kids will learn about George Washington's spy ring, and how one of his dogs was named Sweetlips! George Washington: The First President is a Level Two I Can Read, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.
The Indian World of George Washington
Author: Colin Gordon CallowayPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190652160
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
The Indian World of George Washington offers a fresh portrait of the most revered American and the Native Americans whose story has been only partially told.
Young George Washington
Author: Andrew WoodsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780439878906
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
A simple biography of the man who was in charge of America's army during the Revolution and became the new nation's first president.
The Property of the Nation
Author: Matthew R. CostelloPublisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700633367
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
George Washington was an affluent slave owner who believed that republicanism and social hierarchy were vital to the young country’s survival. And yet, he remains largely free of the “elitist” label affixed to his contemporaries, as Washington evolved in public memory during the nineteenth century into a man of the common people, the father of democracy. This memory, we learn in The Property of the Nation, was a deliberately constructed image, shaped and reshaped over time, generally in service of one cause or another. Matthew R. Costello traces this process through the story of Washington’s tomb, whose history and popularity reflect the building of a memory of America’s first president—of, by, and for the American people. Washington’s resting place at his beloved Mount Vernon estate was at times as contested as his iconic image; and in Costello’s telling, the many attempts to move the first president’s bodily remains offer greater insight to the issue of memory and hero worship in early America. While describing the efforts of politicians, business owners, artists, and storytellers to define, influence, and profit from the memory of Washington at Mount Vernon, this book’s main focus is the memory-making process that took place among American citizens. As public access to the tomb increased over time, more and more ordinary Americans were drawn to Mount Vernon, and their participation in this nationalistic ritual helped further democratize Washington in the popular imagination. Shifting our attention from official days of commemoration and publicly orchestrated events to spontaneous visits by citizens, Costello’s book clearly demonstrates in compelling detail how the memory of George Washington slowly but surely became The Property of the Nation.
First in Line
Author: Kate Andersen BrowerPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006266896X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
“An intimate, compulsively readable account of the dynamics that have shaped—and sometimes destroyed—relations at the top of the American political hierarchy.... [and] a valuable addition to the literature of the modern presidency.” — Wall Street Journal From the author of the New York Times bestsellers First Women and The Residence, an intimate, news-making look at the men who are next in line to the most powerful office in the world—the vice presidents of the modern era—from Richard Nixon to Joe Biden to Mike Pence. Vice presidents occupy a unique and important position, living partway in the spotlight and part in the wings. Of the forty-eight vice presidents who have served the United States, fourteen have become president; eight of these have risen to the Oval Office because of a president’s death or assassination, and one became president after his boss’s resignation. John Nance Garner, FDR’s first vice president, famously said the vice presidency is "not worth a bucket of warm piss" (later cleaned up to "warm spit"). But things have changed dramatically in recent years. In interviews with more than two hundred people, including former vice presidents, their family members, and insiders and confidants of every president since Jimmy Carter, Kate Andersen Brower pulls back the curtain and reveals the sometimes cold, sometimes close, and always complicated relationship between our modern presidents and their vice presidents. Brower took us inside the lives of the White House staff and gave us an intimate look at the modern First Ladies; now, in her signature style, she introduces us to the second most powerful men in the world, exploring the lives and roles of thirteen modern vice presidents—eight Republicans and five Democrats. And she shares surprising revelations about the relationship between former Vice President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama and how Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump interact behind closed doors. From rivals to coworkers, there is a very tangible sense of admiration mixed with jealousy and resentment in nearly all these relationships between the number two and his boss, even the best ones, Brower reveals. Vice presidents owe their position to the president, a connection that affects not only how they are perceived but also their possible future as a presidential candidate—which is tied, for better or worse, to the president they serve. George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan had a famously prickly relationship during the 1980 primary, yet Bush would not have been elected president in 1988 without Reagan’s high approval rating. Al Gore’s 2000 loss, meanwhile, could be attributed to the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal and Bill Clinton’s impeachment. Current Vice President Mike Pence is walking a high-stakes political tightrope as he tries to reassure anxious Republicans while staying on his boss’s good side. This rich dynamic between the president and the vice president has never been fully explored or understood. Compelling and deeply reported, grounded in history and politics, and full of previously untold and incredibly personal stories, First In Line pierces the veil of secrecy enveloping this historic political office to offer us a candid portrait of what it’s truly like to be a heartbeat away.
George Washington was Not the First President!
Author: Jean WarichaPublisher:
ISBN: 9780938753681
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The First
Author: Roland S. MartinPublisher:
ISBN: 9780883783160
Category : Political campaigns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Whether broadcasting from Springfield, Illinois in the cold when Obama announced his candidacy, to weighing in on the controversial sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, to witnessing the nominvation of Obama as the Democratic nominee in Denver and shedding tears with millions on Election Night - albeit from the set of CNN - Roland S. Martin was always in the thick of the most important moments of the campaign." "Combined with his own behind-the-scenes accounts, and original reporting with a litany of celebrities who were heavily invested in the election including Hill Harper, Jessica Alba, Spike Lee, Common, Blair Underwood, Vanessa Williams and Holly Robinson Peete, Roland S. Martin's The First will clearly serve as a historic documentation of the history-making election of President Barack Obama." --Book Jacket.
Author: George Washington