Us Presidents for Dummies

by Marcus Stadelmann

Book Overview

Forty-three Americans have held the job of President of the United States. Each has a story, be it one of vision, accomplishment, conflict, scandal, triumph, or tragedy. And each story is at the center of the national story, a part of what we all experience. History buffs find endless fascination - and a greater understanding of America today - in the colorful personalities and momentous events that surround the Oval Office. If you want the complete...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764508857
• ISBN13: 9780764508851
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A Great Broad Primer of the U.S. Presidents

I really like this book because it gives one a great overview of each president. The author doesn't hold back or gloss over any of the presidents. If he thinks one did well, he says so and why. The converse is true for the bad ones. Each president is given a short pre-history to their presidenthood, a short overview of their actions (and mis-actions) in office and what happened to them when they left. The edition I own goes up to Preisdent George W. Bush's first term. I highly recommend it with you need to know the basics of a president to get you started on larger research.

Fun and Informative

This is a fun reference source for information about our Presidents. It is a valuable teaching tool and is loaded with "good stuff" and gossip to help put a human face on these men.

Great Job

Thank you BooksandPrint. The book got to me on one day before the first day for delivery. I found some minor flaws in the book including a rip on the bottom of the page on the section on Richard Nixon and a misprint on one of the elections in the back where one of the canidate got credit for more electoral votes then he was entitled. I disagree with some of the ranking of the presidents including Bill Clinton. I was amazed that Clinton was not ranke one of the worst ten presidents.

A great introduction

Do you want to know what makes a Great President? Do you want to know the names and details of some of the 43 that you've never heard of? Do you want to know the people behind the historical facts?This book is a great introduction to US presidents for the lay reader. I bought it because I felt underinformed about American history, and couldn't name even half of our presidents. The book certainly helped increase my breadth of knowledge on the subject. It also provided enough tongue in cheek humor to make the history interesting.After the fact I felt good enough about the book to give it away as a gift.

Informative and fun

Being a Politics buff, I enjoy books that inform me about our political structure in general. I wasn't really that enthused about this book until I started reading it. I figured, "You've read ONE president's book, you've read them ALL!" Boy was I wrong! This is one book that is so packed with information sure to astound and amaze you, that the trivia tidbits are worth the purchase price alone! Even I, a college senior, couldn't have told you all the cool stuff here. For example; wanna know who the first president to give an interview to a woman reporter was? Wanna know what he was (or rather wasn't) wearing? It's in here. Feel the need to impress your friends with your dazzling knowledge of who the first cross-dressing president of the U.S. was? Yup, right here too. See? I'm telling you: you won't find a better book of (seemingly) worthless presidential information out there. And, if you're not careful, you just might learn something useful as well...