| Young Jerry Ford: Athlete and Citizen Contributor(s): Booraem, Hendrik (Author), Meijer, Hank (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0802869424 ISBN-13: 9780802869425 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $20.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2013010338 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.99" W x 8.96" (0.53 lbs) 152 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 165888 Reading Level: 8.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rare has been the president whose life blended the individual drive that propels one to high office with the social responsibility of being an exemplary person. Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) was one of those rare men. In this biography Hendrik Booraem traces the early life of Gerald Ford in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to his high school graduation in 1931, showing how he developed the outlook and ideals that he brought to the White House. Ford's childhood offers telling glimpses of family and school, sports and recreation, and Western Michigan life in the Jazz Age and the Depression. Amply illustrated with photos from the 1920s and '30s, Young Jerry Ford shows the 38th President of the United States in a new and colorful light. |
Contributor Bio(s): Booraem, Hendrik: - Hendrik Booraem V is a social and political historian who has made studying the early lives of American presidents a lifelong specialty. |