William McKinley: Our Twenty-Fifth President

Spirit of America: Our Presidents

by Cynthia Amoroso, Robert B. Noyed

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the president's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as President of the United States. Includes a time line and glossary.

Genres: History

48 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Per Library of Congress Authorities:
670 __ |a E-mail from author, 25 April 2011: |b (Remarried and changed surname to Amoroso; several series being re-issued under new name)

Previous/other names:
Cynthia Klingel
Cynthia A. Klingel

Reviews

[Christine Howard]

A brief picture of our 25th President. He was a student, loved to read, was gracious and kind and exemplary soldier serving in the Civil War.

[Cynthia Egbert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was disappointed that some of my favorite things about this man and his attitude towards others, particularly his assassin, were not covered in this one, but it is a decent and concise biography of a good man.

After rereading this one, I am almost inclined to move it up to four stars. It is certainly a 3.5 rating. I especially appreciated a quote from President McKinley himself.

"I am deeply interested in your success and I want you to be a good soldier. Do everything the best you know how. Be careful about your writing. See that your words are spelled correctly. Better have a little pocket dictionary with you. It mars an official paper or letter to have a word misspelled. Look after your diet and living. Keep your life and your speech both clean, and be brave."

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another solid and informative addition in the Our Presidents non-fiction small chapter book series for elementary and junior high age students. Each book in the collection has interesting facts about the president featured in the margins, nice photographs, timelines, a glossary, presidential facts and links for further research. I would encourage any 5th grade (or higher) teacher or parent to read this complete series with their class or children to give them a nice foundation on U.S. History.