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A Look Back at Our Leaders

From serious examinations to light-hearted reads, these books give you some ways to honor our past leaders on President's Day, February 18.

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Big Enough to Be Inconsistent
Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race

by George M. Fredrickson
ISBN: 9780674027749 
$19.95 Hardcover 
Harvard University Press

George Fredrickson shows how Lincoln’s antislavery convictions, however genuine and strong, were held in check by an equally strong commitment to the rights of the states and the limitations of federal power.

Did Lincoln Own Slaves?
And Other Frequently Asked Questions About Abraham Lincoln

by Gerald J. Prokopowicz 
ISBN: 9780375425417 
$24.95 Hardcover
Pantheon Books

Did Lincoln Own Slaves? clearly answers the most important, most unusual, most provocative, and most frequently asked questions about the 16th president.

Duck for President
by Doreen Cronin
illustrated by Betsy Lewin
ISBN: 9781416958000 
$16.99 Hardcover 
Atheneum Books

In this New York Times bestseller, Duck makes another run for the White House. This humorous look at modern politics features updated jacket art for the 2008 presidential campaign.

John Adams, HBO MiniSeries Movie Tie-in Edition
by David McCullough
ISBN: 9781416575887 
$20.00 Paperback 
Simon & Schuster

This Pulitzer Prize-winning biography unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution. Now an epic seven-part miniseries from HBO Films.

President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman
by William Lee Miller
ISBN: 9781400041039 
$30.00 Hardcover
Knopf Publishing Group

With wit and penetrating sensitivity, William Lee Miller shows readers a Lincoln with unusual intellectual power, as he brings together the great themes that are his legacy.

Presidential Courage
Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989

by Michael R. Beschloss
ISBN: 9780743257442 
$15.95 Paperback
Simon & Schuster

Presidential Courage is a brilliantly readable and inspiring saga about crucial times in American history when various courageous presidents dramatically changed our future.

Presidents: The Race for the White House
innovativeKids Readers, Level 3

by Jesse Jarnow
illustrated by Scott Peck
ISBN: 9781584766070 
$6.99 Paperback 
innovativeKids
Pub Date: March

The glimpse at the history and how-to of presidential elections in the United States includes activity sheet that helps kids track the current election.

The Road to Dallas
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

by David E. Kaiser
ISBN: 9780674027664 
$35.00 Hardcover 
Belknap Press
Pub Date: March

Comprehensive, detailed, and informed by original sources, The Road to Dallas adds surprising new material to every aspect of the November 22,

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