With the booming of cannons and ringing of bells, a great shout went up from the throngs of people crowding in front of Federal Hall in New York City. "Long Live George Washington, President of the United States." The year was 1789, and a new leader had been unanimously chosen for this new nation. From that time on, we have selected thirty-three men to be Presidents of our country,-generals, scholars, farmers, bankers,-each one to leave some mark in history, and some contribution to the development of a nation.

In this book two great artists have told the stories of these men from Washington to Eisenhower,-intimate biographies with many pictures to give readers a glimpse of their personalities and their backgrounds. In these stories is reflected the history of our country, its prosperity and hard times, war and peace, problems and good fortunes. We see, in fact, the story of the United States of America.

Here is a book for all ages, a beautiful picture book and a handy encyclopedia of useful information.

From the dust jacket