SIEGEL: That's Gail Collins who's new book in the Times books series of the American presidents is a biography of William Henry Harrison. Gail Collins, thanks for talking with us. COLLINS: A pleasure.

Sue Ann Painter talked about her book, William Henry Harrison: Father of the West, about the life and career of President William Henry Harrison.. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a ...

BUY THIS BOOK. William Henry Harrison Gail Collins. Times, $23 (192p) ISBN 978-0-8050-9118-2. ... (1773–1841) receives a surprisingly entertaining biography from Collins ...

William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, is buried in North Bend, 15 miles west of Cincinnati. The tomb is marked by a 60-foot limestone brick obelisk on a hilltop along U ...

The president was William Henry Harrison, who had been sworn in on March 4, 1841. On the day the news article was published, April 1, 1841, Harrison actually was fighting for his life.

General William Henry Harrison led Americans to victory in the Battle of the Thames on this day in history, Oct. 5, 1813, routing the British and Native forces led by Shawnee chief Tecumseh.

In her biography "William Henry Harrison," author Gail Collins, the New York Times columnist and Green Township native, said, "Politically, Harrison's greatest achievement was to star in what is ...

In her biography "William Henry Harrison," author Gail Collins, the New York Times columnist and Green Township native, said, "Politically, Harrison's greatest achievement was to star in what is ...

Born: August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio... Grandson of William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison managed to unseat Grover Cleveland in the 1888 election.

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William Henry Harrison, the nation’s ninth president, died on this day in 1841, almost exactly a month after taking office, having served the shortest term of any president. At the time he died ...