Don't Know Much About® the American Presidents
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3,6 • 7 valoraciones
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Descripción editorial
Which president broke the law to prevent enslaved people from being freed? Who said, "When the president does it,that means it's not illegal"? Why does America have a president?
From the heated debates among the framers of the Constitution in 1787 over an "elected king," to the creation of the presidency, and on through rich profiles of each man who has held the office, New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis takes readers on a guided tour of American history. Examining each chief executive, from the low lights to the bright lights, the memorable to the forgettable and the forgotten, Davis tells all the stories, offering rich anecdotes about real people. He also charts the history of the presidency itself, debunking myths and grading the presidents from A+ to F.
For history buffs and history-phobes alike, this entertaining book may change your understanding of the highest office in the land throughout more than two hundred years of history.
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Not bad, a few inaccuracies, easy to see the author's ideology
As far as being entertaining and informative, it's pretty good. As far as the author's grading system.........his ideology is front and center. Lincoln and FDR get A+ grades, even excusing their numerous constitutional faux pas and crises. Bush 43 gets an F, even though the financial crisis of 2008 was mainly caused by laws passed during the Clinton administration. Also, he really cut short a number of major points in more modern administrations, such as the Nixon opening of China. I was hoping for a more objective viewpoint.