The
Bill of Rights : Creation and Reconstruction
by Akhil Reed Amar
Hardcover - 352 pages (September 1998)
Yale Univ Pr; ISBN: 0300073798
To
the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents
Edited by James M. McPherson and David Rubel
From the beginning, Americans have loved and hated their presidents,
and memorialized them both for their achievements and their foibles. In
this collection of essays, written by members of the prestigious Society
of American Historians, we're gifted with a lively interpretive history
of the 41 presidents to date with an emphasis on their dominant themes
and achievements as influenced by their personalities and ideologies.
With the focus on presidential style, Joseph J. Ellis examines the ironies
in Thomas Jefferson's ideals and actions, as well as his inveterate shyness
(imagine a modern-day president who only spoke at his inauguration and
presented all legislative proposals in writing). Robert Dallek discusses
Lyndon B. Johnson's contradictions as evidenced in his significant domestic
achievements and the terrible failure of the Vietnam War. And in the pieces
on also-rans like Grant and Coolidge and the disgraced such as Nixon, these
historians often use the benefit of hindsight and scholarship to focus
on the more redeeming features of each man. The most recent president covered
does not get off so lightly, however, as Evan Thomas devotes an inordinate
amount of space to Bill Clinton's philandering and slams him with such
adjectives as "calculating, shrewd and slovenly."
The book is packed with photographs, illustrations, inaugural addresses,
and memorable quotes ("When Theodore attends a wedding, he wants to be
the bride, and when he attends a funeral, he wants to be the corpse").
A light sense of humor is even displayed, as in a photograph of William
Howard Taft's mammoth bathtub, specially built after the 355-pound man
got stuck in an ordinary tub, and the story of the Kennedy-Nixon campaign
captured in two campaign photos--one of a sexy, bare-chested JFK in his
PT-109 and the other of a stiff Nixon in his Navy dress blues. It's also
a treasure trove of presidential trivia--which presidents proposed to their
wives on the first date? Who were the only three vice presidents to be
successfully promoted by election? This is a terrific reference book--an
informative, revealing, and fun way to learn about America's chosen few.
--Lesley
Reed - Amazon.com
DK Publishing
Hardcover - 480 pages
(August 1, 2000)
The
Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Clinton
by Fred I. Greenstein, George W. Bush (Afterword)
(Paperback)
Hidden
Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our Recent History
by Kati Marton, et al
(Hardcover - September 2001)
In
the Shadow of FDR : From Harry Truman to George W. Bush
by William E. Leuchtenburg
(Paperback - November 2001)
Inaugural
Addresses of the Presidents of the United States: Grover Cleveland (1885)
to George W. Bush (2001)
(Paperback - September 2001)
America
Ascendant : From Theodore Roosevelt to FDR in the Century of American Power,
1901-1945
Sean Dennis Cashman
Paperback / Published 1998
The
American President
Robert E. Diclerico
Paperback - 432 pages 5 edition (June 30, 1999)
Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0130835757
The
American President's Cabinet : From Kennedy to Bush
Anthony J. Bennett, Anthony J. Bennet
Hardcover / Published 1996
American
Presidential Elections : Process, Policy, and Political Change (Suny Series
on the Presidency, Contemporary Issues)
Harvey L. Schantz (Editor)
Paperback / Published 1996
The
American Presidency
by Gore Vidal
Paperback - 96 pages (October 1998)
Common Courage Pr; ISBN: 1878825151
The
American Presidency
by Clinton Lawrence Rossiter, Michael Nelson (Designer)
Paperback - 266 pages (September 1987)
Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; ISBN: 0801835453
Assassins
A Play 
John Weidman
Paperback / Published 1991
Commanders
in Chief : Words and Wisdom from 20th Century American Presidents
John Eggers, et al
Hardcover / Published 1996
The
Ferocious Engine of Democracy : A History of the American Presidency :
From the Origins Through William McKinley Vol 1
Michael P. Riccards / Paperback / Published 1995
First
Dogs : American Presidents and Their Best Friends
Roy Rowan, Brooke Janis (Contributor)
Hardcover / Published 1997
For the President's Eyes Only : Secret Intelligence and the American
Presidency from Washington to Bush ~
Listed under Military Intelligence
Historic
Homes of the American Presidents
Irvin Haas
Paperback / Published 1992
Homes
and Libraries of the Presidents : An Interpretive Guide (McDonald &
Woodward Guide to the American Landscape)
William G. Clotworthy
Paperback / Published 1995
Hooked
on Presidents! : 75 Ready-To-Use Puzzle Activities Based on American Presidents
from 1789-1994
John H. Thompson
Paperback / Published 1996
The
Institutional Presidency (Interpreting American Politics)
John P. Burke, Stephen Burke
Paperback / Published 1992
Landmarks
of American Presidents : A Travelers Guide
Carl Wheeless
Hardcover / Published 1995
The
Paradoxes of the American Presidency
Thomas E. Cronin, Michael A. Genovese
Paperback / Published 1997
Power
and the Presidency
by Robert A. Wilson, David McCullough, Michael R. Beschloss, Stanley
Marcus, Benjamin C. Bradlee, Robert A. Caro, Doris Kearns Goodwin, David
Maraniss, Edmund Morris
Hardcover from PublicAffairs
Book Published: December, 1999 |
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The
Presidential Dilemma : Leadership in the American System
Michael A. Genovese
Paperback / Published 1995
Presidential
Elections : Strategies and Structures of American Politics
Nelson W. Polsby, Aaron Wildavsky
Paperback / Published 1995
Presidents
Above Party : The First American Presidency, 1789-1829
Ralph Ketcham
Paperback / Published 1987
Presidents
in a Time of Change : A Sourcebook on the U.S. Presidency (American Albums
from the Collections of the Library of Congress)
Carter Smith (Editor)
School & Library Binding / Published 1993
The
Presidency of the United States (American Civics)
David Heath
School & Library Binding / Published 1999
The
Presidency of the United States (American Government in Action)
Karen Judson
Library Binding / Published 1996
Rivals
for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations
by James A. Thurber
Textbook Binding from Rowman & Littlefield
Book Published: 15 October, 2001
Vindicating
the Founders : Race, Sex, Class, and Justice in the Origins of America
by Thomas G. West
Hardcover - 200 pages (November 1997)
Rowman & Littlefield; ISBN: 0847685160
Presidents
of a Growing Country : A Sourcebook on the U.S. Presidency (American Albums
from the Collections of the Library of Congress)
Carter Smith(Editor)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
School & Library Binding / Published 1993
Presidents
of a Young Republic : A Sourcebook on the U.S. Presidency (American Albums
from the Collections of the Library of Congress)
Carter Smith (Editor)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
School & Library Binding / Published 1993
Secret
and Sanctioned : Covert Operations and the American Presidency
Stephen F. Knott
Hardcover / Published 1996
Student's
Atlas of American Presidential Elections 1789-1996
Fred L. Israel
Hardcover / Published 1998
To
the Farewell Address Ideas of Early American Foreign Policy
Felix Gilbert / Paperback / Published 1961
With
Reverence and Contempt : How Americans Think About Their President (Interpreting
American Politics)
Thomas S. Langston / Hardcover / Published 1995
Wounded
Titans : American Presidents and the Perils of Power
Max Lerner, Robert Schmuhl (Editor)
Hardcover / Published 1996
American
Leaders 1789-1994 : A Biographical Summary
Hardcover / Published 1994
(Special Order)
The
American Presidency
James W. Davis
Paperback: 465 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.02 x
9.22 x 6.10
Publisher: Praeger Pub Text; ; 2nd edition (October 1995)
ISBN: 0275948757
American
Presidency
Harold Joseph Laski / Paperback / Published 1980
(Special Order)
The
American Presidency : A Bibliography
Fenton S. Martin, Robert U. Goehlert / Hardcover / Published 1987
(Special Order)
The
American Presidency : A Policy Perspective from Readings and Documents
(The Nelson-Hall Series in Political Science)
David Kozak, Kenneth Ciboski (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1985
(Special Order)
The
American Presidency : Perspectives from Abroad Vol 3
Kenneth W. Thompson(Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1992
(Special Order)
The
American Presidency : Perspectives from Abroad : A Miller Center Bicentennial
Commemorative Publication 1986-88 Vol 2
Kenneth Thompson / Hardcover / Published 1989
(Special Order)
The
American Presidency Under Siege (Suny Series on the Presidency. Contemporary
Issues)
Gary L. Rose / Hardcover / Published 1997
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American Presidents
Frank N. Magill (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1986
(Special Order)
American
Presidents : A Bibliography; The American Presidency : A Bibliography
Robert Goehlert / Hardcover / Published 1987
(Special Order)
The
American Presidents : An Annotated Bibliography (Magill Bibliographies)
Norman S. Cohen / Hardcover / Published 1989
(Special Order)
A
Basement Seat to History : Tales of Covering Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter
and Reagan for the Voice of America
Philomena Jurey / Paperback / Published 1995
(Special Order)
Book
of American Presidents (Essay Index Reprint Series)
Esse V. Hathaway / Hardcover / Published 1933
(Special Order)
The
Thirteen Keys to the Presidency
Allan J. Lichtman, Ken Decell (Contributor) / Paperback / Published
1992
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Learned Presidency : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
by David H. Burton
Hardcover (April 1988)
Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr; ISBN: 0838633137
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Presidential Families
Hugh Brogan, et al / Hardcover / Published 1994
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David C. Whitney, Robin Vaughn Whitney / Hardcover / Published 1996
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The American Presidency : Origins and Development 1776-1993
Sidney M. Milkis, Michael Nelson / Paperback / Published 1994
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American Presidents and the Middle East
George Lenczowski / Paperback / Published 1990
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The White House (Places in American History)
Paula Guzzetti / Library Binding / Published 1995
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Jefferson Davis : Confederate President (American Troublemakers)
Robert R. Potter / Library Binding / Published 1993
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America at the Polls 1920-1956 - Harding to Eisenhower : A Handbook
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Alice V. McGillivray, Richard M. Scammon / Hardcover / Published 1998
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Our Presidents; Portraits in American History
John Bartholomew / Calendar / Published 1993
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Presidents of a Divided Nation : A Sourcebook on the U.S. Presidency
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C. Carter Smith(Editor) / School & Library Binding / Published
1993
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Presidents of a World Power : A Sourcebook on the U.S. Presidency
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Carter Smith(Editor)
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The History of the American Presidency
John Bowman / Library Binding / Published 1998
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Sarah McClendon, Jules Minton / Hardcover / Published 1996
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Michael P. Riccards, James M. McPherson Published 1995
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