The American President

by Philip B. Kunhardt III and Peter W. Kunhardt

Book Overview

The American President has the looks of a coffee-table book, the smarts of an academic tome, and the readability of a novel, full of interesting and little-known facts about the first 41 chief... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157322149X
• ISBN13: 9781573221498
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.6" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Like stepping into a historical time machine!

This is a fantastic book that you can lose yourself in for hours, as I did when I first picked it up. The pictures are fascinating, and the history that leaps from this book's pages will mesmerize you. It will give you a great admiration for this country, our history, and our presidency. Even the long-forgotten, "boring" presidents spring to life via the stories of their personal struggles and idiosyncracies. The book is well organized and beautifully presented. Well worth the cover price!

The American President

Probrably one of the best books I have encountered that centers on U.S. Presidents. The way the book groups the chief executives worked well and made for better reading compared to the way most books list them in order. The photographs were many I had never encountered before in my readings and definitely added to the content. I am a history graduate from college and this was a definite plus for my reading collection.

The perfect overview of US Presidents

My parents just bought me this book for Christmas, and I can't put it down. I'm 10 years old, and my class has to remember the names of the presidents (in order!) by President's day.Every one of the stories I've read so far are really interesting - like William Henry Harrison getting sick giving his first speech and dying in a month! The pictures are great, and I'm already explaining things to my parents.We looked at a kid's book about the presidents first. It had about a page per president, and wasn't that interesting. This is the PERFECT BOOK for a kid who has any interest in American history.

Couldn't be better

This book is must-reading and must-owning for any lover of American history. Many of the pictures are rare or unknown. The text reads like a dream, and the categorization of the Presidents is thoughtful and thought-provoking. I'm buying copies for every student of history or government on my holiday shopping list. This book accompanies a TV series which is coming early next year. The more time you spend with the book ahead of time, the more you and yours will get out of the TV series. This same trio of authors produced the extraordinary documentary/book on Lincoln. This is every bit as fine.

Absorbing

The American President is a fascinating look at all 42 presidents of the United States. The information is solid and reliable and the book is so well written it is difficult to put down. Even if you can't read the book is worth buying for the beautiful and revealing pictures.