Amer Pres: Harrison

by Gail Collins

Book Overview

The president who served the shortest term--just a single month--but whose victorious election campaign rewrote the rules for candidates seeking America's highest office

William Henry Harrison died just thirty-one days after taking the oath of office in 1841. Today he is a curiosity in American history, but as Gail Collins shows in this entertaining and revelatory biography, he and his career are worth a closer look. The son of a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805091181
• ISBN13: 9780805091182
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great read

I like this book so much more than I thought I was going to. I love reading about the presidents and I started with this one just because I’ve only he had been in office 31 days. I didn’t think there was gonna be much of the story. I feel like this may be a good starting point, but very happy with the book and I thought it was well written. Kudos to the writer.