Presidents and the dissolution of the Union : leadership style from Polk to Lincoln /
"The United States witnessed an unprecedented failure of its political system in the mid-nineteenth century, resulting in a disastrous civil war that claimed the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. In his other acclaimed books about the American presidency, Fred Greenstein assesses the per...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2013]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1: The Presidential Difference in the Civil War Era; CHAPTER 2: The Policy-Driven Political Style of James K. Polk; CHAPTER 3: The Rough and Ready Leadership of Zachary Taylor; CHAPTER 4: Millard Fillmore and the Compromise of 1850; CHAPTER 5: Franklin Pierce and the Kansas-Nebraska Act; CHAPTER 6: The Disastrous Presidency of James Buchanan; CHAPTER 7: Abraham Lincoln: Consummate Leader; CHAPTER 8: What Difference Did the President Make?; APPENDIX: Background on the Civil War Era Presidents; Notes; Further Reading; Acknowledgments; Index.