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The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best--and Worst--Chief Executives
The complete rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership. Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories -- their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, the moral authority, and more. The crucible of the presidency has forged some of the very best and very worst leaders in our national history, along with much in between.Based on interviews conducted over the years with a variety of presidential biograph... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1541774337
- ASIN: 1541774337
- ISBN: 1541774337
- Brand: PublicAffairs
- Manufacturer: PublicAffairs
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James Buchanan: The American Presidents Series: The 15th President, 1857-1861
A provocative reconsideration of a presidency on the brink of Civil WarAlmost no president was as well trained and well prepared for the office as James Buchanan. He had served in the Pennsylvania state legislature, the U.S. House, and the U.S. Senate; he was Secretary of State and was even offered a seat on the Supreme Court. And yet, by every measure except his own, James Buchanan was a miserable failure as president, leaving office in disgrace. Virtually all of his intentions were thwarted by his own inability to compromise: he had been unable to resolve issues of slavery, caused his party ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0805069461
- ASIN: 0805069461
- ISBN: 9780805069464
- Manufacturer: Times Books
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The Presidents : Noted Historians Rank America's Best--and Worst--Chief Executives
The complete rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership. Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst
- UPC: 948269529
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President Lincoln - eBook
In his acclaimed book Lincoln's Virtues, William Lee Miller explored Abraham Lincoln's intellectual and moral development. Now he completes his "ethical biography," showing how the amiable and inexperienced backcountry politician was transformed by constitutional alchemy
- UPC: 374444404
- Rating: 4.0
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Abraham Lincoln : Redeemer President
9780802842930
- UPC: 27097184
- Rating: 5.0
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Six Encounters with Lincoln : A President Confronts Democracy and Its Demons
Winner of the Barondess/Lincoln Award from The Civil War Round Table of New York "Fascinating reading. . .this book eerily reflects some of today's key issues." - The New York Times Book Review From an
- UPC: 56176696
- Rating: 4.0
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President Lincoln : The Duty of a Statesman
In his acclaimed book Lincoln's Virtues, William Lee Miller explored Abraham Lincoln's intellectual and moral development. Now he completes his "ethical biography," showing how the amiable and inexperienced backcountry politician was transformed by constitutional alchemy
- UPC: 10395458
- Rating: 4.0
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Abraham Lincoln : Great American Historians on Our Sixteenth President
Published in conjunction with C-SPAN's year-long celebration of the Lincoln bicentennial, "Lincoln 200 Years": An enlightening, wide-ranging anthology of essays on Lincoln by top
- UPC: 12424467
- Rating: 5.0
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Abraham Lincoln : The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865
McGovern—a former U.S. senator, presidential candidate, veteran, and historian by training—offers his unique insight into our sixteenth
- UPC: 10078504
- Rating: 3.0
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THE LINCOLN STORY BOOK: A judicious collection of the best stories and anecdotes of the great President, many appearing here for the first time in book form - eBook
The Abraham Lincoln Statue at Chicago is accepted as the typical Westerner of the forum, the rostrum, and the tribune, as he stood to be inaugurated under the war-cloud in 1861. But there is another
- UPC: 616696209
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The Lincoln Story Book / A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form - eBook
This book is perfectly adapted and layout, for a pleasant reading on a digital reader, a tablet, or a
- UPC: 894083594
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Through Five Administrations : Reminiscences of Col. William H. Crook, Body-Guard to President Lincoln
Col. William H. Crook was a senior Presidential aide for more than half a century. In this book, he reminisces about his relationships with Presidents Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur, as well as
- UPC: 369759458
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