First Fathers : The Men Who Inspired Our Presidents

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Summary: Great Gift For Father's Day and All Year Long
Review: Fascinating and well-written look at the fathers of all 43 American Presidents--many well-known, many less so. Gives a great perspective on the forces that shaped our nation's leaders and, in many cases, explains a lot about their values, political philosophies and sources of inspiration. I cannot recommend highly enough this timely and wonderful book.

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Summary: Winderful insight into the men behind the men at the healm!
Review: The author eloquently serves up a biographical feast of the fathers of the leaders! It's not so much an ideological review of the fathers' influences on the Presidents but an analysis of the influence (or lack of) influence the men had fostering. The most interesting review if that of Andrew Grant and his father's strict upbringing, without which, we would not have had this military leader and President.