Synopses & Reviews
This book is a broadly sweeping history of the Republic through the actions of its presidents. It not only focuses on the leadership abilities (or lack thereof) of each man, but also places each chief executive in the context of his times. Therefore, the reader comes to understand each period of United States history -- from Theodore Roosevelt's reform era and Franklin D. Roosevelt's Great Depression through George W. Bush's war on terror -- with the politics, debates, legal questions, and culture of each era fully explored.
Synopsis
I very much enjoyed reading The Ferocious Engine of Democracy, and I'm grateful to know of Riccard's perspective on the presidency, --Bill Clinton
Table of Contents
v. 1. From the origins through William McKinley -- v. 2. Theodore Roosevelt through George Bush.