Presidents and Their Books: What They Read & What They Wrote - Couverture rigide

Flaxman, Natalie; Flaxman, Spencer; Tane, Susan Jaffe

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1605831069 ISBN 13 : 9781605831060

Editeur : Grolier Club of New York, 2023

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Natalie Flaxman is a young writer with an interest in American history as a reflection of the civic and social problems of her generation. She lives with her parents and her brother Spenser in suburban Westchester County, New York.


Spenser Flaxman is a young writer with an interest in American history as a reflection of the civic and social problems of his generation. He lives with his parents and his sister Natalie in suburban Westchester County, New York.


Susan Jaffe Tane is a curator and collector of Edgar Allan Poe books, manuscripts, and artifacts, as well as a former vice president of Utensco.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Grolier Club of New York
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1605831069
• ISBN 13: 9781605831060
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 104
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible