... only an average student except in his favorite subject, which was history. Both Eisenhower and his older brother Edgar wanted to attend college, but the family could not afford the tuition. The brothers agreed to work alternate years, with the brother who was working paying the fees of the one attending school. In the fall of 1909, Eisenhower went to work ... in Arms," by Andre Laguerre; A Soldier's Story, by J.D. Bradley; Eisenhower Speaks, by Rudolph L. Treuenfels; Soldier of Democracy, by Kenneth S. Davis; General Ike, by Alden Hatch; and former work of his own. John Gunther book Eis...

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• Grade Level: High School