Destiny's consul : America's ten greatest presidents / Michael P. Riccards.
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Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
[2012], ©2012.
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Physical Description: | xii, 385 pages ; 24 cm |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Preface: how presidents become great
- George Washington: creating a nation in war and then in peace
- Thomas Jefferson: establishing popular rule
- Andrew Jackson: the president as a tribune of the people
- James K. Polk: the arts of waging conflict
- Abraham Lincoln: the commander in chief goes to war
- Theodore Roosevelt: the dynamics of domestic reform
- Woodrow Wilson: the progressive agenda at home and across the world
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: the establishment of the modern presidency
- Harry S. Truman: the first imperial president
- Ronald Reagan: unleashing right wing America
- Conclusion.