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Lives of the Presidents of the United States in Words of One Syllable

Helen W. Pierson

This book consists of simple biographies of the first 23 Presidents of the United States written chiefly in words of one syllable. Books such as this one were popular around the turn of the 20th century as a way to help children learn to read. A book like this could also be useful for ESL learners as well. - Summary by Mark Dykshoorn

Genre(s): History

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	01 - George Washington	Inkell	00:26:18
Play 02	02 - John Adams	Inkell	00:07:53
Play 03	03 - Thomas Jefferson	worldwideput	00:20:49
Play 04	04 - James Madison	Bruce McCready	00:06:54
Play 05	05 - James Monroe	Bruce McCready	00:09:00
Play 06	06 - John Quincy Adams	Inkell	00:09:08
Play 07	07 - Andrew Jackson	Mark Dykshoorn	00:10:26
Play 08	08 - Martin Van Buren	Kerry Adams	00:04:35
Play 09	09 - William Henry Harrison & John Tyler	John	00:10:24
Play 10	10 - James Knox Polk	John	00:03:48
Play 11	11 - Zachary Taylor & Millard Fillmore	Kerry Adams	00:05:11
Play 12	12 - Franklin Pierce	PJ Travis	00:03:49
Play 13	13 - James Buchanan	John	00:06:53
Play 14	14 - Abraham Lincoln	Emily Schueller	00:22:45
Play 15	15 - Andrew Johnson	John	00:02:58
Play 16	16 - Ulysses Simpson Grant	nzk13	00:30:09
Play 17	17 - Rutherford B. Hayes	Kerry Adams	00:05:35
Play 18	18 - James Abram Garfield	Jacqueline Tyler.	00:08:29
Play 19	19 - Chester Allan Arthur	jenno	00:03:53
Play 20	20 - Grover Cleveland	jenno	00:07:43
Play 21	21 - Benjamin Harrison	CornelGU	00:06:48
Play 22	22 - Grover Cleveland	bridgerecording	00:06:32

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