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Title: William McKinley: Our Twenty-Fifth President (Our Presidents) by Cynthia A. Klingel, Robert B. Noyed, Cynthia Fitterer Klingel ISBN: 1-56766-861-5 Publisher: Childs World Pub. Date: October, 2001 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $28.50

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Summary: William McKinley: Our Twenty-Five President
Comment: When young students read about William McKinley's "front-porch" campaign from his home during the 1896 presidential campaign they will probably be amazed at the idea of somebody getting elected president by keeping their mouth shut. What I found interesting was the assertion by authors Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed that McKinley's campaign was based not so much on the political strategy of campaign manager Mark Hanna as the fact McKinley's wife needed his care and he would not leave her to give speeches and meet people (keep in mind that his opponent was the great orator William Jennings Bryan). This insight provides a perfect example of the rule that applies to the volumes in the Our Presidents series: the less you know about a particular President the more you discover in these volumes. I know this seems like common sense, but it is true the best volumes in this series deal with the Presidents who are usually dismissed or glossed over in the standard American history textbooks.

The Our Presidents books always have four chapters. Early Life covers McKinley's life through the end of the Civil War, Political Leader details the career that led him to the White House, A World Power is about McKinley's first administration, while The Final Years tells about his re-election and assassination less than a year into his second term. The book is illustrated with historic photographs, one of which was taken of the McKinleys arriving at the Pan-American Exposition the day he was shot; I had never seen this before and it is reminds me of the photographs of the Kennedys arriving in Dallas. There are also a couple of campaign posters and political cartoons that provide a sense of history.

There is more here about McKinley's personal biography than political philosophy. His presidency is basically reduced to the Spanish-American War and his administration's Open-Door policy. Each chapter has a side bar devoted to looking at a topic in depth, such as Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders. The margins contain Interesting Facts (McKinley was one of eight Presidents from Ohio) and the back of the book has a Time Line of McKinley's life, along with a glossary and other useful information. The Our Presidents series is a great place for young students to start researching any particular President; there are more detailed juvenile biographies out there, but this series provides the basics.