So You Think You Know the Presidents

by Peter Meltzer, Michael Costanzo

Overview

There is nothing trivial about Meltzers fascinating facts. Full of interesting insights and quirky questions, this book goes beyond oft-discussed presidential trivia and exposes the reader to the stories that define our nations chief executives as individuals. So You Think You Know the Presidents is a great reference guide for students and avid history buffs alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781933909738
Publisher:	History Publishing Company, LLC
Publication date:	02/01/2014
Pages:	450
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.40(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

1 Accomplishments and Activities When Not President 21

2 Appearance 40

3 Birth 51

4 Campaigning and Primaries 54

5 Currency and Stamps 73

6 Death/Assassinations 90

7 Education 105

8 Elections 112

9 Events During Their Presidency 132

10 Family 142

11 General 158

12 Inaugurations 200

13 Marriage 208

14 Media-TV, Radio, Magazines, Music 217

15 Names and Named After 229

16 Pardons 243

17 Pets 256

18 Political Parties 266

19 Quotes About Presidents 271

20 Quotes By Presidents 285

21 Quotes By Presidents About Presidents 306

22 Rankings and Approval Ratings 319

23 Religion 331

24 Slavery/Race Relations 342

25 Subjective/Whimsical 351

26 Supreme Court 356

27 Vice Presidents As They Relate to Presidents 366

28 War and Peace 382

29 Wealth and Poverty 395

30 Who Was The First 411

31 Who Is The Only 429

Charts and Lists 446

Index 447

Editorial Reviews

11/25/2013
Once again Meltzer (The Thinker's Thesaurus) remixes the reference book, this time offering a buoyant twist to American presidential history. The book reads like a transcript to a popular quiz show. It's jam-packed with trivia, both well-known and rare, about all of the Presidents: Who's the only one from Indiana? Benjamin Harrison. Which is the only one Queen Elizabeth II didn't meet during her long reign? Lyndon Johnson. Who are the five Presidents who weren't elected to that office? John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, and Gerald Ford. The content is divided into sections about the Presidents' pets, families, educations, and inaugurations, among 25 or so topics, and while a few sections, such as a chapter on rankings, devolve into a stream of statistics, most are involving, since the author makes it a point to fully explain the answers to every question unlike other quiz books on the topic. A fun addition to the American history buff's bookshelf. B&w photos. (Dec.)

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