Washoe County Library System

From his boyhood in Virginia to his election as the new nation's first president, the extraordinary life of George Washington is portrayed.

Discusses the private life and political career of the grandson of the ninth president of the United States who was elected to be the twenty-third president in 1888.

Presents information on each of the forty three Presidents of the United States and describes the process of electing a President.

Surveys the childhood, education, military career, and political life of the forty-first president of the United States.

Examines the childhood and youth, education, early surveying career, life in the military, and presidency of George Washington.

A brief biography of the Virginia farm boy who grew up to lead the American army in the Revolutionary War and become the first president of the United States.

A brief biography of the sixteenth president, known as a wise and compassionate man and an eloquent speaker, whose determination helped preserve the Union during the Civil War.

An introduction to the life of George W. Bush, who became the forty-third president after the closest presidential race in United States history.

A biography of the man who served as the fifteenth president of the United States just before the Civil War.