The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the American Presidency takes readers from the first president to the most recent - George W. Bush - exploring the legacies of the greatest leaders to the black marks against others, showing the ways in which many of the men left their stamp on both the nation and the presidency itself.
After the Revolution, the new citizens of the United States of America had some thinking to do - they'd gotten rid of evil King George, but they weren't quite sure who they should put in his place as their ruler. Pulling together the thirteen states was of paramount importance, and their experience with royal governors and other colonial executives had been testy at best. Ultimately, they decided on something new for a new country - a president - and they haven't looked back (well, not much) since.
