Forty-four American Boys: Short Histories of Presidential Childhoods, compiled by William Walsh

These are the stories of each president’s childhood—told through fragments and quotes appropriated from more than 300 children’s books, pop history books and scholarly biographies.

Together, they tell the story of boyhood in America, a brief portraits that illustrate how growing-up has changed and the hurdles have shifted.

From farm boys to aristocrats, a compendium of folklore and facts about the roots of American power.

America’s origin stories, the legends of our leaders, assembled in brief, fascinating compilations.

"fabulously original" - Kenneth Goldsmith, author of

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