The History Buff's Guide to the Presidents by Thomas R Flagel

The History Buff's Guide to the Presidents by Thomas R Flagel

Did you know that Warren G. Harding played poker in the White House at least once a week? Or that Richard Nixon was a Quaker? The History Buff's Guide to the Presidents takes a peek behind the scenes, revealing everything you ever wanted to know about the families, personal habits, and social lives of the most powerful job in the world. Author Thomas R. Flagel's unique perspective on the presidents makes this an essential book for the merely curious and hardcore history buffs alike. From George Washington to Barack Obama, Flagel's top ten lists compile the most religious presidents, the biggest scandals, and more to present a comprehensive history of the American presidents.

Do You Think You Know The Presidents?

• Top Ten Presidential Pastimes
• Top Ten Most Controversial Elections
• Top Ten Assassinations and Attempts
• Top Ten Debt Presidencies
• Top Ten Most Influential First Ladies

Dr. Thomas R. Flagel is a professor of history at Columbia State Community College in Tennessee. He holds master's degrees in history and international relations and a doctorate in public history. He serves on the Tennessee Preservation Trust board of directors, is the historical adviser to the Granger House Museum in Iowa, and works with other preservation groups, including the Civil War Trust and the National Park Service. He has written articles for Hallowed Ground, the membership magazine of the Civil War Trust, continues to give talks at Gettysburg, and has contributed entries to the Essential Civil War Curriculum, an online encyclopedia sponsored by Virginia Tech. For Cumberland House, Flagel has written The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War, The History Buff's Guide to Gettysburg, The History Buff's Guide to World War II, and The History Buff's Guide to the Presidents. He is also author of Battle Briefings: Gettysburg (Stackpole, May 2019) and War, Memory, and the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion (Kent State, May 2019). He lives near Nashville, Tennessee.

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ISBN 13	9781402271427
ISBN 10	1402271425
Title	The History Buff's Guide to the Presidents
Author	Thomas R Flagel
Series	History Buff's Guides
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sourcebooks, Inc
Year published	2012-08-01
Number of pages	512
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