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Young Jerry Ford

by Hendrik Booraem
Hank Meijer
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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.
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Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781467438919
  • Release date: May 22, 2013

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781467438919
  • Release date: May 22, 2013

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781467438919
  • File size: 9946 KB
  • Release date: May 22, 2013
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Kindle Book
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Juvenile Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:8.2
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:7

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.
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Biography & Autobiography History Juvenile Nonfiction