Merry, Robert W., frey50
Where they stand : the American presidents in the eyes of voters and historians / Robert W. Merry. - Large print ed. - Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2012. - 487 p. (large print) : ill. ; 23 cm. - Thorndike Press large print nonfiction . - .
"Published in 2012 by arrangement with Simon & Schuster, Inc."--T.p. verso.
Pt. 1. The historians. The judgment of history ; The vagaries of history -- pt. 2. The people. The making of the presidency ; The presidential referendum ; The judgment of the electorate ; The stain of failure -- pt. 3. The test of greatness. War and peace ; Split-decision presidents ; Leaders of destiny -- pt. 4. Reputations in flux. Republican resurgence ; The post-cold war presidents. Clear and present danger.
For the 2012 presidential race, the author of the acclaimed biography of President James Polk offers a fresh, playful, and challenging way of playing "Rating the Presidents" - America's favorite game - by pitching historians' views and subsequent experts' polls against the judgment and votes of the presidents' own contemporaries. This voyage through all our history provides a sometimes surprising analysis of how presidential politics works.
9781410450678 (lg. print : hbk.) 1410450678 (lg. print : hbk.)
2012019600
Presidents--Rating of--United States.
Presidents--United States
Presidents--History.--United States
Political leadership--History.--United States
United States--Politics and government.
973.099 Mer 68
Where they stand : the American presidents in the eyes of voters and historians / Robert W. Merry. - Large print ed. - Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2012. - 487 p. (large print) : ill. ; 23 cm. - Thorndike Press large print nonfiction . - .
"Published in 2012 by arrangement with Simon & Schuster, Inc."--T.p. verso.
Pt. 1. The historians. The judgment of history ; The vagaries of history -- pt. 2. The people. The making of the presidency ; The presidential referendum ; The judgment of the electorate ; The stain of failure -- pt. 3. The test of greatness. War and peace ; Split-decision presidents ; Leaders of destiny -- pt. 4. Reputations in flux. Republican resurgence ; The post-cold war presidents. Clear and present danger.
For the 2012 presidential race, the author of the acclaimed biography of President James Polk offers a fresh, playful, and challenging way of playing "Rating the Presidents" - America's favorite game - by pitching historians' views and subsequent experts' polls against the judgment and votes of the presidents' own contemporaries. This voyage through all our history provides a sometimes surprising analysis of how presidential politics works.
9781410450678 (lg. print : hbk.) 1410450678 (lg. print : hbk.)
2012019600
Presidents--Rating of--United States.
Presidents--United States
Presidents--History.--United States
Political leadership--History.--United States
United States--Politics and government.
973.099 Mer 68