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Informationen zum Autor Michael P. Riccards is the Executive Director, the Hall Institute of Public Policy, Trenton, New Jersey. He has been a Board Member, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Chairman, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission in New Jersey. He is the author of numerous books including: The Presidency and the Middle Kingdom, Ferocious Engine of Democracy: The American Presidency 1789-1989, and A Republic If You Can Keep It: The Foundation of the American Presidency. Klappentext In Destiny's Consul: America's Greatest Presidents, presidential scholar Michael P. Riccards provides a concise introduction to the lives, presidencies, and personal qualities of ten great individuals whom Riccards argues are our greatest presidents. It will be of interest to anyone interested in the presidency of American history. Zusammenfassung In Destiny’s Consul: America’s Greatest Presidents, presidential scholar Michael P. Riccards provides a concise introduction to the lives, presidencies, and personal qualities of ten great individuals whom Riccards argues are our greatest presidents. It will be of interest to anyone interested in the presidency of American history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: How Presidents Become GreatChapter 1: George Washington: Creating a Nation in War and then in PeaceChapter 2: Thomas Jefferson: Establishing Popular RuleChapter 3: Andrew Jackson: The President as a Tribune of the PeopleChapter 4: James K. Polk: The Arts of Waging ConflictChapter 5: Abraham Lincoln: The Commander in Chief Goes to WarChapter 6: Theodore Roosevelt: The Dynamics of Domestic ReformChapter 7: Woodrow Wilson: The Progressive Agenda at Home and across the WorldChapter 8: Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Establishment of the Modern PresidencyChapter 9: Harry S Truman: The First Imperial PresidentChapter 10: Ronald Reagan: Unleashing Right Wing AmericaConclusionNotes
