Essays on the Presidents : Principles and Politics /

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This collection of essays shares the humorous, intriguing, and little-known or widely misunderstood aspects of the American presidency. Personality - of the most interesting presidents and of the author himself - is an important theme throughout this collection. This book leads the reader to see wha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Boller, Paul F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2012]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Presidents.
Politics and government
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Presidents > États-Unis.
Presidents > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The first American presidency, 1789-1829
  • The log cabin myth about American presidents
  • Pennsylvania : the avenue of the presidents
  • The story of presidential campaigns : from electioneering to taking to the stump
  • No need to salute the troops, Sir
  • To bigotry no sanction
  • The campaign of 1852 : a civilian beats a general
  • Professional soldiers in the White House
  • Religion in American presidential campaigns
  • George Washington and civil supremacy
  • George and the Quakers
  • John Adams's marginal comments
  • Jefferson's dreams for the future
  • Thomas Jefferson and Tom Paine : aristocrat and democrat
  • The Madisons : James and Dolley
  • The gifted Abraham Lincoln
  • Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression
  • F.D.R. and the New Deal
  • Harry Truman in the White House
  • The Eisenhower diaries
  • The diversions of Lyndon Johnson
  • Bush-speak
  • Presidential wives : the quest for identity
  • The American presidents and Shakespeare
  • The inauguration of Barack Obama
  • They really said it : quotes from the presidents and their wives.

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