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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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Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)
Our most educated president spent more money on books than clothes. His number? 28.
Read the official White House biography of President Wilson at Whitehouse.gov.
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Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)
A brief description of the 8th, one-term president who loved to sing.
Read more about Van Buren at a site devoted to American Presidents.
book source: library
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)
One paragraph about the 14th president who put the first Christmas tree in the White House can be found in this collective biography.
Read Pierce’s Inaugural Address on Friday, March 4, 1853, posted on The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School.
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Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)
One pithy paragraph about the 20th president who had a dog named Veto is included in this book about U.S. presidents.
Visit the White House to learn more about Garfield.
book source: library
