Famous American Statesmen (Download)

I love this series. It is a fantastic way to teach children history through the lens of character and faith. Marilyn Boyer writes in a way that shows her passion for history and a moral education.
This book focuses on the lives and moral character of influential American leaders, aiming not just to inform, but to inspire.

The author profiles several notable American statesmen—including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and others—highlighting their personal virtues, patriotism, and contributions to the founding and shaping of the United States. Each chapter is structured around biographical storytelling, moral lessons, and historical context, often supported by Scripture and discussion questions.

The book emphasizes traits such as integrity, courage, and faith, making history more personal to young readers. I appreciated the way she integrated biblical principles throughout the stories, reinforcing moral values alongside historical education.
This format has review questions that lead to great discussions. This is great for a read-aloud for children of different ages.

We love hearing all about the interesting American Statesmen from history!

We have enjoyed the books in the What a Character! Notable Lives from History Series. The ten chapters covered ten important people in America’s history. We have enjoyed having the option of listening to the audiobook, but have found that we prefer reading the books, due to the engaging pictures and graphics. This is a great supplement when studying American History. It was good to become more familiar with these historical figures, especially the ones that we were less familiar with. I appreciate having these great resources to introduce my children to these inspirational people.

Famous American Statesmen is another great addition to the What a Character series. This book talks about amazing men who were at the foundation of our country's freedom. They are great examples of bravery, dedication, wisdom, perseverance and love for God. This specific book is an important one since it teaches kids such valuable character traits and amazing lessons to love and follow God. We enjoyed reading this together. I am glad the author is giving us such a wonderful gift in this series. I highly recommend!

My 11 year old is loving this series. It is full of fascinating and engaging stories of different characters throughout history. This particular book covers the lives of ten men who helped shape the United States. I appreciate how the author included information about their early days, as I think it makes the stories more relatable and inspiring to children.
This book is great for independent reading, as it is fun and has definitions for words that may be unfamiliar or difficult for younger readers to understand. It would make a great read-aloud or morning basket addition. These stories would also be really fun to include with corresponding history lessons, and there’s even a list in the back of the book that notes potential books to pair each chapter with.
Overall, I highly recommend this entire series of books for every home library. They’re such a fun way to learn bits of history. The set would also make a great Christmas gift, in my opinion.