http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies Anne Bustard Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies/2010/12/december-29-birthday-andrew-johnson-4/ http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies/2010/12/december-29-birthday-andrew-johnson-4/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:36:02 +0000 Anne http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies/?p=3540 Andrew Johnson, U.S. President

Dec. 29, 1808-July 31, 1875

Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)

A tailor by profession, this was our only president who could quilt. He was number 17.

You can read Johnson’s State of the Union Address on the Project Gutenberg site.

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Dec. 22, 1912-July 11, 2007

Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers: How a First Lady Changed America by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Joy Fisher Hein (HarperCollins, 2005)

One person can make our world a more beautiful place. Here’s proof. Thank you, Lady Bird.

Visit The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas.

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May 8, 1911-Aug. 16, 1938

The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World by Julius Lester, illustrated by Lisa Cohen (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, 2001)

Johnson, a gifted guitar player and singer died young. However, his legacy lives on in the likes of Dylan, the Stones and Clapton.

The Robert Johnson Blues Foundation site features an article from the LA Times about this famous bluesman.

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