American Presidents from MobileReference describes early life, political career, significant events, legislation, programs, appointments, personal life, and post-presidential career of all American Presidents. FREE first chapters in the trial version.

Audience

Audience: Intended for everyone interested in American History, including middle school, high school, undergraduate and graduate students.

Features

• Illustrated with portraits of all presidents.
• Biography, including early life, political career, and post-presidential career.
• Concise description of major event during presidency including legislation, programs, and appointments.
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• Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page
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• Always have the guide available for a quick reference.
• Multi-Platform device capability (PDA, smartphone, PC)
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• Automatic synchronization between the handheld and the desktop PC. You could read half of the book on the handheld, then finish reading on the desktop. Annotations and drawings are also synchronized.

Table of Contents

1. George Washington (April 30, 1789 -March 3, 1797) Party: none, VP: John Adams (Federalist policies)
2. John Adams (March 4, 1797-March 3, 1801) Federalist, VP: Thomas Jefferson
3. Thomas Jefferson (March 4, 1801-March 3, 1809) Democratic-Republican, VP: Aaron Burr, George Clinton
4. James Madison (March 4, 1809-March 3, 1817) Democratic-Republican, VP: George Clinton[D], Elbridge Gerry[D]
5. James Monroe (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1825) Democratic-Republican, VP: Daniel Tompkins
6. John Quincy Adams (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1829) Democratic-Republican, VP: John Calhoun
7. Andrew Jackson (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1837) Democrat, VP: John Calhoun[R], Martin Van Buren
8. Martin Van Buren (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1841) Democrat, VP: Richard Johnson
9. William Harrison (March 4, 1841-April 4, 1841[D]) Whig, VP: John Tyler
10. John Tyler (April 4, 1841-March 3, 1845) Whig[W]
11. James Polk (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1849) Democrat, VP: George Dallas
12. Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849-July 9, 1850[D]) Whig, VP: Millard Fillmore
13. Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850-March 3, 1853) Whig
14. Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857) Democrat, VP: William King[D]
15. James Buchanan (March 4, 1857-March 3, 1861) Democrat, VP: John Breckinridge
16. Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861-April 15, 1865[A]) Republican, VP: Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson[U]
17. Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865-March 3, 1869) Democrat[U]
18. Ulysses Grant (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1877) Republican, VP: Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson[D]
19. Rutherford Hayes (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1881) Republican, VP: William Wheeler
20. James Garfield (March 4, 1881-September 19, 1881[A]) Republican, VP: Chester Arthur
21. Chester Arthur (September 19, 1881-March 3, 1885) Republican
22. Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1889) Democrat, VP: Thomas Hendricks[D]
23. Benjamin Harrison (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1893) Republican, VP: Levi Morton
24. Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1897) Democrat, VP: Adlai E. Stevenson
25. William McKinley (March 4, 1897-September 14, 1901[A]) Republican, VP: Garret Hobart[D], Theodore Roosevelt
26. Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 - March 3, 1909) Republican, VP: Charles Fairbanks
27. William Taft (March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1913) Republican, VP: James Sherman[D]
28. Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1921) Democrat, VP: Thomas