Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Barbara Silberdick Feinberg Describes the events and motivations which led to Lincoln's famous speech, dedicating the Gettysburg cemetery to the fallen soldiers. OL15211199W
American political scandals, past and present American political scandals, past and present Barbara Silberdick Feinberg A survey of American political scandals from the earliest days of the republic to the present. OL15211200W
America's first ladies America's first ladies Barbara Silberdick Feinberg Traces the evolution of America's First Ladies from the role of White House hostess to that of social and political leader. OL15211201W
Bess Wallace Truman 1885-1982 Bess Wallace Truman 1885-1982 Barbara Silberdick Feinberg Presents a biography of the wife of the thirty-third president of the United States, a woman who preferred the privacy of family life to the public role of First Lady. OL15211203W
Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur Barbara Silberdick Feinberg Examines the childhood, training, and career of the man known for his military leadership during World War II, the administration of occupied Japan after the war, and the Korean War. OL15211212W
Electing the president Electing the president Barbara Silberdick Feinberg Discusses the presidential election process including primaries, nominations, national conventions, campaigns, and the electoral college. OL15211214W
Next in line Next in line Barbara Silberdick Feinberg A study of the office of the vice presidency, its origins, history, responsibilities, and privileges; and an overview of the individuals who have served in that office. OL15211226W
Patricia Ryan Nixon, 1912-1993 Patricia Ryan Nixon, 1912-1993 Barbara Silberdick Feinberg A biography of an intensely private person remembered for many achievements as First Lady and admired for loyalty to her husband, the thirty-seventh president of the United States. OL15211227W
State governments State governments Barbara Silberdick Feinberg Examines what governors, legislators, judges, and other state officials do, and how their powers and responsibilities differ from state to state. OL15211228W
Watergate Watergate Barbara Silberdick Feinberg Recounts the events following the Watergate break-in and the political scandal that resulted in the resignation of President Nixon. OL15211232W
The cabinet The cabinet Barbara Silberdick Feinberg Provides a historical perspective for the development of the cabinet with heads of executive departments of government as advisers to the president. OL15211235W