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Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 6
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America in the 1920s was a country poised for a fresh start. The horrific brutality of the first global war was over. The economy was beginning to "roar," and the Presidents at the helm were happy to take a backseat to Congress.
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Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 4
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America after the Civil War was a traumatized country in desperate need of leadership. The President who'd seen the nation through its most divisive conflict was dead, leaving no road map for peace.
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Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 8
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Since the mid-1960s, the power of the presidency has risen and fallen. It's been burdened by the personal failings of the men who occupied the office; by a Congress determined to reassert its power.
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Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 5
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America at the beginning of the 20th century found a growing chasm between the rich and poor.
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Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 7
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In 1945, at the end of a devastating global war, America emerged as a superpower. The Cold War presented the nation with a new and unprecedented crisis.
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Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 2
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Power to the People 1824-1849. America in 1824 saw the era of the Founding Fathers coming to an end. Over the next 25 years, six presidents would reflect the country's sometimes uneasy transition.
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Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 3
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America by the mid-1800s was triple its original size thanks to bold and controversial decisions by Presidents such as Jefferson, Jackson, and Polk.
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Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 1
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The United States of America was a bold invention of enormous risk. An 8-year war of independence, followed by intense political debate produced a government of, by and for the people.
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