George Washington
This biography introduces readers to George Washington including his military service, early political career, and key events from Washington's administration including creating the first…
United States Presidents (CB)
The United States Presidents series examines lives of the individuals who preserve, protect, and defend the US Constitution. Each book includes the president's cabinet members and Supreme Court appointments and sections that outline the office of the president, branches of government, Electoral College, and line of succession. A chart gives facts about every US president. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Benjamin Harrison
This biography introduces readers to Benjamin Harrison including his early political career and key events from Harrison's administration including the Sherman Silver Purchase Act and the…
John Tyler
This biography introduces young readers to the life of John Tyler including his military service, early political career, and key events from Tyler's administration including his opposition…
Ulysses S. Grant
This biography introduces readers to Ulysses S. Grant including his military service in the Mexican and American Civil War and key events from Grant's administration including several…
Barack Obama
This biography introduces readers to Barack Obama including his early political career and key events from Obama's administration including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Affordable…
Warren G. Harding
This biography introduces readers to Warren G. Harding including his early political career and key events from Harding's administration including the Teapot Dome scandal. Information about…
Andrew Johnson
This biography introduces readers to Andrew Johnson including his career as a tailor, early political career, and key events from Johnson's administration including Reconstruction, the Civil…
Chester Arthur
This biography introduces readers to Chester Arthur including his early political career and key events from Arthur's administration including improvements to the US Navy, and the Pendleton…
William McKinley
This biography introduces readers to William McKinley including his early political career and key events from McKinley's administration including the Spanish-American War, the expansion of…
Thomas Jefferson
This biography introduces readers to Thomas Jefferson including his early political career and key events from Jefferson's administration, including the Louisiana Purchase and the Embargo…
James Buchanan
This biography introduces readers to James Buchanan including his early political career and key events from Buchanan's administration including the Dred Scott case and the secession of seven
Joe Biden
This biography introduces readers to Joe Biden, including key events from Biden's life, his achievements as a US senator and vice president, his charitable contributions, and his historic…