Arthur M. Schlesinger
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
1945.
Physical Desc
xiv, 577 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
This volume by the great American historian Arthur M. Schlesinger embraces the Age of Andrew Jackson from its inception to its influence upon the history of our country. It captures the historical, cultural, economic and political life of the United States as it grew from Jefferson's day to the violent early eruptions of financial and industrial forces that threatened the basic principles of our constitutional democracy. -- from http://www.amazon.com...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
xvi, 894 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The distinguished political historian's journals provide an intimate history of post-war America, the writer's contributions to multiple presidential administrations, and his relationships with numerous cultural and intellectual figures.
12) James Madison
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Formats
Description
The puzzling presidency of a founding father and key framer of the Constitution, as Madison's poor judgment and lack of leadership was keenly felt, along with a description of his role of popular elder statesman in later life.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxxii, 368 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + 8 sound discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shortly after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, with a nation deep in mourning and the world looking on in stunned disbelief, Jacqueline Kennedy found the strength to set aside her own personal grief for the sake of posterity and begin the task of documenting and preserving her husband's legacy. In January of 1964, she and Robert F. Kennedy approved a planned oral-history project that would capture their first-hand accounts of the late President...
14) Richard M. Nixon
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
The complex man at the center of America's most self-destructive presidency. In this revelatory assessment of the only president ever forced out of office, Washington journalist Drew explains how Nixon's troubled inner life offers the key to understanding his presidency. She shows how Nixon was surprisingly indecisive on domestic issues and often wasn't interested in them. Turning to international affairs, she reveals the inner workings of Nixon's...
17) Harry S. Truman
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, Harry S. Truman clashed with Southerners over civil rights, with organized labor over the right to strike, and with General Douglas MacArthur over the conduct of the Korean War. He personified Thomas Jefferson's observation that the presidency is a "splendid misery," but it was during his tenure that the United...
