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We find this "Fandex" "Fan-out" guide to America's 44 presidents (including Obama) a great, digestible and fun reference guide, full of surprising facts and presenting a pretty balanced perspective. The cut out portraits of the presidents are great, and there are even a few extra pages on the vice-presidents.

Really neat to brush up on American presidential history without having to read the "long" story. And you can "fan it out" with one hand.

Full Color.

Good for adults and older children.

From an online reviewer:

It was William Howard Taft who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court, Warren G. Harding who was president during the Teapot Dome Scandal, and Ulysses S. Grant who grew up with the nickname 'Useless'. All these facts, and more, are found in this Presidents: Fandex Family Field Guide.

Each card has a beautiful die-cut portrait. The dates of the presidency are included as well as the Vice President's name and the First Lady's name. Every card has a surprisingly thorough bio. Of course, due to space constraints, not everything is listed here. However, many facts are included and those facts definitely whet one's appetite for more information.

Did you know that Franklin Pierce's classmate was Nathaniel Hawthorne? Or, that Herbert Hoover emerged from retirement in 1946 to distribute food supplies to the poor? I didn't know these facts and I didn't know that Rutherford B Hayes undertook the reform of the appalling conditions of mental hospitals (while governor).

In addition to the President cards, there are also cards that give a bit of data on each Vice President. So, in just a second or so, I can find out that Garret A Hobart (VP to McKinley) was a New Jersey lawyer and banker, that he was a 12-year member of the Republican National Committee, and that he died in office. There is also a clear, but small, portrait next to each VP synopsis.

About the Book:

New, updated edition for 2009 featuring the 44th President of the United States - Barack Obama.

Fandex Family Field Guides: Presidents presents a chronological field guide to all 44 of America's chief executives. Which President made the Louisiana Purchase? Which President won a Nobel Peace Prize?

Which President also served as chief justice of the Supreme Court? Who was in office during the Teapot Dome scandal, and who endured the childhood nickname "Useless"?

From the historic Founding Fathers (three of whom died on the Fourth of July) to the 19th-century forgettables (Fillmore, Tyler, Pierce et al.) to our current

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