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Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. HTML:Forty-three Americans have held the job of President of the United States. Each has a story, be it one of vision, accomplishment, conflict, scandal, triumph, or tragedy. And each story is at the center of the national story, a part of what we all experience. History buffs find endless fascination – and a greater understanding of America today – in the colorful personalities and momentous events that surround the Oval Office. If you want the show more complete take on U. S. presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush, you’ll appreciate U. S. Presidents for Dummies. Written in a lively style by a history professor at the University of Texas, this fun guidebook of chief executives is packed with information, factoids, and memorable quotes. Inside, you’ll find out which president:- Was a great person but a rotten president
- Campaigned on nothing but image – in the n ineteenth century!
- May be the most underrated president in history
- Had his own distributor bringing liquor to the White House – during Prohibition!
- Appointed the first female cabinet member
- Pushed through the first civil rights legislation after the end of the Civil War
- Said of himself, “I am a man of limited talents from a small town. I don’t seem to grasp that I am president” U. S. Presidents for Dummies offers a wealth of knowledge on what it takes to be the leader of the free world, and who has stepped up to the challenge. Dividing the ranks of presidents into chronological groups for a broader, historical understanding of the office, 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 an easy-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 a must-have for understanding the state of both yesterday’s and today’s union.
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Reviewed July 2006
Stadelmann is an associate professor of poli sci at a university in Texas. the book is well written and researched giving all necessary elements of a “Dummies” book. I love reading these books! They are wonderful for understanding difficult topics and also great for refreshing your memory with topics you are familiar with such as who’s who in U.S. Presidents. The author gave his opinion throughout even ranking best and worst presidents. He gave a well thought out opinion and the reader is aware of this bias. This book and other “dummies” books like it are best read with other resources as sides. In this case I read “Presidents:All You Need to Know” by Carter Smith and Hylas Publishing. This book gives show more far too much detail for me to read, but it gives a bigger picture (literally as it has full color pictures) of the Presidents story. These two books will be taken off shelves often. Te problem with these books is that you gain so much info so quickly that much is confused with the last president you just read about. I need lots more in this area. But this makes a good start.
13-2006 show less
Stadelmann is an associate professor of poli sci at a university in Texas. the book is well written and researched giving all necessary elements of a “Dummies” book. I love reading these books! They are wonderful for understanding difficult topics and also great for refreshing your memory with topics you are familiar with such as who’s who in U.S. Presidents. The author gave his opinion throughout even ranking best and worst presidents. He gave a well thought out opinion and the reader is aware of this bias. This book and other “dummies” books like it are best read with other resources as sides. In this case I read “Presidents:All You Need to Know” by Carter Smith and Hylas Publishing. This book gives show more far too much detail for me to read, but it gives a bigger picture (literally as it has full color pictures) of the Presidents story. These two books will be taken off shelves often. Te problem with these books is that you gain so much info so quickly that much is confused with the last president you just read about. I need lots more in this area. But this makes a good start.
13-2006 show less
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Marcus Stadelmann is the author of The Dependent Ally: German Foreign Policy 1949-1990 and a contributor to Political Leaders of Contemporary Western Europe
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