American government
By: Doris and Harold Faber.
Contributors: Faber, Harold.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Great lives; Great lives (Charles Scribner's Sons)
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Statesmen -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Statesmen.; Presidents.; United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Politics and government -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Politics and government.
Description: Relates the life stories of thirty-six significant individuals who held important public offices and contributed to the development of the United States from the Declaration of Independence to the nuclear age, including presidents, judges, leaders of the national legislature, and female and minority leaders.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 265-268.
Includes index.