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The games presidents play : sports and the presidency /
"The Games Presidents Play provides a new way to view the American presidency. Looking at the athletic strengths, feats, and shortcomings of our presidents, John Sayle Watterson explores not only their health, physical attributes, personalities, and sports IQs, but also the increasing trend of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The Games Presidents Play provides a new way to view the American presidency. Looking at the athletic strengths, feats, and shortcomings of our presidents, John Sayle Watterson explores not only their health, physical attributes, personalities, and sports IQs, but also the increasing trend of Americans in the past century to equate sporting achievements with courage, manliness, and political competence."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 402 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-393) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781435691919 1435691911 9780801892295 0801892295 |