American Caesars: Lives of the Presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

American Caesars  takes a fresh look at the lives and careers of the twelve leaders of the American empire since World War II, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush. President by president, the noted biographer Nigel Hamilton strips away myths and wishful thinking to record our most recent presidents as they really leaders guiding the fortunes of an unruly empire, on a world stage. Hamilton relates and examines the presidents’ unique characters, their paths to Pennsylvania Avenue, their effectiveness as global leaders, and their lessons in governance, both good and bad. With uncompromising candor he looks at how these powerful men responded to the challenges that defined their presidencies—FDR’s role as a war leader, Harry Truman’s decision to mount a Berlin Airlift rather than pursue military confrontation with the Soviets, Lyndon Johnson’s undertaking of controversial Civil Rights legislation and his disastrous war in Vietnam, Jimmy Carter’s handling of the Iran hostage crisis, George H. W. Bush’s effectiveness in guiding the world during the collapse of the Soviet Union, and his son’s fateful invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as other salient episodes in modern American history. In the Suetonian manner, Hamilton also looks at the presidents’ private lives—some noble, some flawed, some deeply moving.

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American Caesars: Lives of the Presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

Yale University Press · Tapa dura

624 págs.

Sep 7, 2010

American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

Vintage Books · Tapa blanda

608 págs.

Aug 1, 2011

American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

Vintage Digital · eBook

608 págs.

Aug 31, 2011

American Caesars: Lives of the Presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

Yale University Press · Tapa blanda

576 págs.

Nov 22, 2011

American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

Vintage Digital · eBook

608 págs.

Aug 31, 2011

American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush (Vintage books) (Paperback) - Common

VINTAGE · Tapa blanda

608 págs.

Aug 1, 2011

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[American Caesars: Lives of the Presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush] [Author: Hamilton, Nigel] [November, 2011]

Yale University Press Nov-22-2011 · Tapa blanda

Jan 1, 2011

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