Presidents: A Biographical Dictionary
- ISBN-10
- 1438127510
- ISBN-13
- 9781438127514
- Series
- Presidents
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 496
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Neil A. Hamilton
Description
A biographical dictionary profiling the presidents of the United States, from George Washington to Barack H. Obama.
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