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10) James Madison
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the fourth president of the United States focusing on his role in establishing a new government for which he is remembered as the Father of the Constitution.
11) James Monroe
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the early life, career, family, and contributions of the fifth president of the United States.
12) John Hancock
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life of John Hancock, one of the the wealthiest men in the American colonies and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
13) John Jay
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and political career of the man who was a delegate to the First Continental Congress, one of the authors of "The Federalist," and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
14) John Marshall
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court whose many decisions shaped American law and had lasting effects.
15) Patrick Henry
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
16) Samuel Adams
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of the Massachusetts radical whose belief in forceful protest against injustice made him one of the leaders of the American Revolution.
17) Thomas Jefferson
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the third president of the United States, who wrote the Declaration of Independence and was known for his ability as an inventor and architect.
Author
Series
America's Founding Fathers volume 32
Language
English
Description
Focus on some of the many conflicts between Thomas Jefferson's political philosophies and the reality of American life. Chief among these was his belief that an economy based on the virtuous independent farmer had no need of imports or exports, which led to the controversial Embargo Act of 1807.
Author
Series
America's Founding Fathers volume 26
Language
English
Description
How was the location of the nation's new capital decided upon? How were the streets of Washington organized? What happened when Washington asked Congress for money? It all started, as you'll learn, with Benjamin Banneker's surveying mission of the iconic site on the eastern branch of the Anacostia River.
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