James Monroe: America's 5th President

by Andrew Santella

Book Overview

James Monroe was wounded in the Revolutionary War before he turned twenty and elected to the Senate at the age of thirty-two. During Jefferson's presidency. Monroe helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase, then under Madison, he served as secretary of state and secretary of war at the same time! As the fifth president, he arranged the purchase of the Florida Territory from Spain and announced the Monroe Doctrine, warning European nations that the United...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0516242008
• ISBN13: 9780516242002
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8