Presidents and Their Books

What They Read & Wrote; From the Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane

von Spencer Flaxman, Natalie Flaxman, Susan Jaffe Tane

104 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A richly illustrated look at the book collections of all 46 American presidents to date--and what we can learn from them about their owners.

With a few exceptions, American presidents have been readers. This book surveys an outstanding collection by Susan Jaffe Tane that encompasses books every US president owned and collected as a part of their personal libraries, as well as books they wrote. From a 1793 Memoir of a Map of Hindoostan that once belonged to George Washington, to Promise me, Dad, a 2017 memoir by Joe Biden, these books provide an intimate glimpse into the lives of our presidents and offer insight into their private personalities and, consequently, their political personae.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte
• ISBN: 9781605831060
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.08.2023
• Größe: 212 x 290 mm
• Verlag: Grolier Club of New York