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03060aam a2200589Ii 4500 001 90FB1660497711EAA89E4F1797128E48 003 SILO 005 20200207010030 008 190630t20202020xx a b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781476786391 020 $a 1476786399 035 $a (OCoLC)1105946585 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d CDX $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a E176.1 $b .F38 2020 082 04 $a 973.09/9 $2 23 100 1 $a Fehrman, Craig, $e author. 245 10 $a Author in chief : $b the untold story of our presidents and the books they wrote / $c Craig Fehrman. 250 $a First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition 264 1 $a New York : $b Avid Reader Press, $c 2020. 300 $a 434 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "From the very beginnings of America's experiment in republican government, its chief executives, both actual and aspiring, have put pen to paper (nowadays fingers to keyboard) in attempts to justify themselves and inspire others. Here, Fehrman records such literary efforts back to Jefferson and Adams. These presidential books fall into two categories: a memoir to rationalize one's actions in office, or a campaign broadside to introduce its self-promoting subject to the electorate or set a campaign objective. Occasionally delving into quirkier matters, such as John Adams' assurances that he bore no illegitimate offspring, most of these books reflect the deeply held political interests of their writers. Calvin Coolidge published a book that genuinely excited 1920s voters. John Kennedy's Profiles in Courage (1956) became required reading for students even if its authorship was challenged. As Fehrman sees it, what presidents read matters even more than what they wrote." 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Presidents' writings, American $x History and criticism. 941 $a 24 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716025656.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710050936.0 952 $l JCPC145 $d 20230320135313.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20230217010303.0 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210022758.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909060622.0 952 $l DMPC403 $d 20220906012028.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20220406011543.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20220402011728.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722062628.0 952 $l D8PD522 $d 20210428011208.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20201007082344.0 952 $l HNPC845 $d 20200903010331.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20200724011200.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200702013210.0 952 $l HOPC845 $d 20200506010156.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20200326010112.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20200314010512.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20200314010109.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20200307010239.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20200306010608.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200303015027.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200211013952.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20200207011152.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=90FB1660497711EAA89E4F1797128E48 994 $a Z0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search