American presidents series (Times Books)
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Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
1st ed
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the early nineteenth-century president documents his career with the House of Representatives, efforts to create a consolidated national government, role as a diplomat, contributions to foreign policy, and antislavery campaigns.
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Bill Clinton: the 42nd president, 1993-2001
Author
31) George W. Bush
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the controversial president whose time in office was defined by the September 11 attacks and the War on Terrorism.
32) Ronald Reagan
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In the second half of the twentieth century, no American president defined his political era as did Ronald Reagan. He ushered in an age that extolled smaller government, tax cuts, and strong defense, and to this day politicians of both political parties operate within the parameters of the world he made. His eight years in office from 1981 to 1989 were a time of economic crisis and recovery, a new American assertiveness abroad, and an engagement...
33) Bill Clinton
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In this incisive biography of Americas forty-second president, Michael Tomasky examines Clintons eight years in office, a time often described as one of peace and prosperity, but in reality a time of social and political upheaval, as the culture wars grew ever more intense amid the rise of the Internet (and with it, online journalism and blogging); military actions in Somalia, Iraq, Bosnia, and Kosovo; standoffs at Waco and Ruby Ridge; domestic terrorism...