American Government: Great Lives (Hardback)

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GOOD: The book's spine and cover are in good condition (may show signs of wear) and its pages are free of marks/highlights.

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Library of Congress Summary: "Relates the life stories of thirty-six significant individuals who held important public offices and contributed to the development of the United States from the Declaration of Independence to the nuclear age, including presidents, judges, leaders of the national legislation, and female and minority leaders."

Part 1: The Founding Fathers

1. John Adams
2. Ben Franklin
3. Albert Gallatin
4. Alexander Hamilton
5. Thomas Jefferson
6. James Madison
7. John Marshall
8. James Monroe
9. George Washington

Part 2: The Early Days of the Republic

1. John Q. Adams
2. John Calhoun
3. Henry Clay
4. Sam Houston
5. Andrew Jackson
6. James Polk
7. Daniel Webster

Part 3: The Civil War through the First World War

1. William Jennings Bryan
2. Jefferson Davis
3. Robert LaFollette
4. Abraham Lincoln
5. Justin Morrill
6. Jeannette Rankin
7. Theodore Roosevelt
8. Woodrow Wilson

Part 3: Modern Times

1. Dwight Eisenhower
2. Oliver Wendell Holmes
3. George Marshall
4. Thurgood Marshall
5. Richard Nixon
6. George Norris
7. Eleanor Roosevelt
8. Franklin Roosevelt
9. Margaret Chase Smith
10. Robert Taft
11. Harry Truman
12. Earl Warren

At the end of the book are a Chronology, Bibliography, and Index.