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U. S. Presidents for Dummies
Marcus Stadelmann
(2002)
Sprog: Engelsk
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- Paperback: 408 sider
- Udgiver: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated (April 2002)
- ISBN: 9780764508851
If you want the complete take on U. S. presidents, from GeorgeWashington to George W. Bush, you?ll appreciate U. S.Presidents for Dummies. Written in a lively style by a historyprofessor at the University of Texas, this fun guidebook of chiefexecutives is packed with information, factoids, and memorablequotes. Inside, you?ll find out which president:
- Promised to only serve one term, and kept his word!
- Was a great person but a rotten president
- Campaigned on nothing but image ? in the nineteenth century!
- May be the most underrated president in history
- Had his own distributor bringing liquor to the WhiteHouse ? during Prohibition!
- Appointed the first female cabinet member
- Pushed through the first civil rights legislation after the endof the Civil War
- Said of himself, ?I am a man of limited talents from asmall town. I don?t seem to grasp that I ampresident?
U. S. Presidents for Dummies offers a wealth of knowledgeon what it takes to be the leader of the free world, and who hasstepped up to the challenge. Dividing the ranks of presidents intochronological groups for a broader, historical understanding of theoffice, this book discusses:
- The birth and evolution of the presidency
- Ineffective presidents
- Forgettable presidents
- Working up to the Civil War
- Reconstruction presidents
- Becoming a force in the world
- Instituting the Imperial Presidency
- Today?s changing dynamics and the Presidency
A treasury of information, this book features aneasy-to-comprehend style and sharp historical analysis. Sidebars,photos, timelines, and best and worst lists make U. S.Presidents for Dummies a historical blast to read and amust-have for understanding the state of both yesterday?s andtoday?s union.
Part I: Examining the Office and the Officeholders.
Chapter 1: Presidents and the Presidency.
Chapter 2: Presidential Rankings and Evaluations.
Part II: Starting with Known Quantities: Washington to John QuincyAdams.
Chapter 3: Starting Well with George Washington.
Chapter 4: The Authoritarian and the Philosopher: John Adams andThomas Jefferson.
Chapter 5: Prominent but Ineffective: Madison, Monroe, and JohnQuincy Adams.
Part III: Enduring the Best and the Worst: Jackson toBuchanan.
Chapter 6: Standing Firm: Andrew Jackson.
Chapter 7: Forgettable: Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, andTyler.
Chapter 8: Dreaming of California: James K. Polk.
Chapter 9: Working Up to the Civil War: Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce,and Buchanan.
Part IV: Becoming a Force in the World: Lincoln to Hoover.
Chapter 10: Preserving the Union: Abraham Lincoln.
Chapter 11: Reconstructing the Country: Johnson, Grant, andHayes.
Chapter 12: Closing Out the Century: Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland,and Benjamin Harrison.
Chapter 13: Influencing the World: McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt,and Taft.
Chapter 14: Protecting Democracy: Woodrow Wilson.
Chapter 15: Roaring through the '20s with Harding, Coolidge, andHoover.
Part V: Instituting the Imperial Presidency: Franklin Roosevelt toRichard Nixon.
Chapter 16: Boosting the Country and Bringing Back Beer: FranklinD. Roosevelt.
Chapter 17: Stopping the Buck at Harry Truman.
Chapter 18: Liking Ike: Dwight David Eisenhower.
Chapter 19: Fulfilling Family Expectations: John FitzgeraldKennedy.
Chapter 20: Fighting for Might and Right: Lyndon Johnson.
Chapter 21: Covering Up: Richard Nixon.
Part VI: Changing the Dynamics: Gerald Ford to George W.Bush.
Chapter 22: The Career Politician and the Peanut Farmer: Ford andCarter.
Chapter 23: A Starring Role for Ronald Reagan.
Chapter 24: Acting Out: George Bush and Bill Clinton.
Chapter 25: Getting the Call: George W. Bush.
Part VII: The
Part of Tens.
Chapter 26: The Ten Best Presidents.
Chapter 27: The Ten Worst Presidents.
Chapter 28: Ten Presidential Libraries Worth Visiting. Appendix: Presidential Facts. Index.