The Complete Book of Us Presidents, Fifth Edition: Updated for 2024

Discover the history and personal stories of 47 US Presidents in this beautifully illustrated volume.

From the first president, George Washington, to the forty-seventh, Donald J. Trump, the United States has seen a host of extraordinary men take office. Their stories are all included in this fifth edition of The Complete Book of US Presidents by journalist and historian Bill Yenne.

With a highly illustrated, accessible format perfect for a broad range of readers, this book features:

• Short, biographical essays about the lives of 47 presidents, jam-packed with unusual details and commentary on the significant roles each commander-in-chief played in shaping the United States and its relations with the world
• Lavishly illustrated pages, including the presidents’ official White House portraits
• Sidebars about each and every vice president and first lady
• Intriguing anecdotes

Sure to captivate any history lover, The Complete Book of US Presidents is an expansive collection that reflects on America’s rich presidential history, telling the story of a nation through the biographies of some of its greatest political leaders.

Bill Yenne is the author of more than three dozen nonfiction books on historical topics. His books on aviation and military history have included Area 51 Black Jets--which T. D. Barmes, formerly with NASA High Range and Area 51 Special Projects, described as ＂not a book that the reader will lay down and not finish. It holds one’s interest from front to back.＂ Yenne has also contributed to encyclopedias of World War I and World War II and has been featured in several documentaries that have aired on the History Channel, the National Geographic Channel, the Smithsonian Channel, and ARD German Television. The Wall Street Journal notes that Yenne writes ＂with a cinematic vividness.＂ Yenne has also authored ten novels and has penned several books on beer and brewing history.