Hail to the Chief: The Making and Unmaking of the American Presidents - Couverture rigide

Dallek, Robert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 078686205X ISBN 13 : 9780786862054

Editeur : Hyperion, 1996

Synopsis

An analysis of the history of the U.S. presidency details the lives of each president and looks at why some have become national heroes while others have faded into historical obscurity, revealing five qualities that successful presidents have typically brought to the Oval Office. Tour.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Robert Dallek has taught history at several universities, including Columbia, UCLA, Boston University, and Oxford. He is the author of several books, including The New York Times Notable Books Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1908-1960, Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973, The American Style of Foreign Policy: Cultural Politics and Foreign Affairs, and Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, 1932-1945, which won the Bancroft Prize and was a nominee for the American Book Award in History.

Revue de presse

An acute, engaging, and instructive analysis of what it takes to be an effective president. (Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.)

A valuable addition to the library of the American presidency. Mr. Dallek gives his readers plenty to think about. (Philip Seib, The Dallas Morning News)

A provocative analysis of success and failure in the nation's most difficult job. (Kirkus Reviews)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hyperion
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 078686205X
• ISBN 13: 9780786862054
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible