Grover Cleveland
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The United States president preserves, protects, and defends the U.S. Constitution. Each president's term influences events in America and around the world for years to come. This biography introduces young readers to the life of Grover Cleveland, beginning with his childhood in Caldwell, New Jersey, and Fayetteville, New York. Information about Cleveland's early career as a lawyer and sheriff is discussed. In addition, his family and personal life, as well as his retirement years at Westland and Princeton University is highlighted. Easy-to-read text details Cleveland's his political career as mayor of Buffalo, New York, and governor of New York. Finally, students will explore key events from Democratic president Cleveland's administration, including the passage of the Presidential Succession Act, the repeals of the Tenure of Office Act and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, and the Pullman Strike. Beautiful graphics showcase the primary source documents and photographs. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars help put essential information at students' fingertips. In addition, a quick-reference chart provides easy access to facts about every U.S. president. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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9781532193446
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Political science -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Presidents -- Biography -- Juvenile
Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Presidents -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
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Gr 2-5–If your library needs a full set of presidential biographies, this is a decent choice. The profusion of color and black-and-white pictures will give students a leg up on the old "dress up as a president and give a short report" assignment, and the brief declarative sentences keep the books within the reach of most first chapter-book readers. The texts are a bit choppy, and pronoun antecedents sometimes suffer along the way, but the strong layout keeps each title interesting. That's saying something, especially when it comes to those hard-to-remember 19th-century presidents such as Tyler, Taylor, Polk, and Pierce. Pages and pages of facts about the presidency (qualifications, benefits, line of succession, etc.) plus a full list of the men and their terms pad each volume.
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