Herbert Hoover

Orphaned at nine years old, Herbert Hoover was raised on a farm by relatives. His Quaker background gave him a hardworking, serious outlook. He struggled to overcome poverty and difficulties with school courses. After graduating with Stanford University’s first class, he went on to become a geologist, an international business leader and the thirty-first president of the United States. Ages 9-12. School & Library Binding; 128 pages.