The Nature of the Union
It is not at all surprising to have another outstanding book from the pen of Forrest McDonald, a distinguished historian of the Early Republic presently teaching at the University of Alabama. Nor is the interpretive line taken in his new book ... [... more]
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Biography - McDonald, Forrest (1927-): An article from: ...
 Author: Gale Reference Team Binding: Digital Format: HTML Number Of Pages: 9 Publication Date: 2002-01-01 Release Date: 2007-12-16 [... more]
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Alexander Hamilton: A Biography
Lack of objectivity overshadows any good points: The author of this book is so enamored of Hamilton that it completely blinds him to any faults Hamilton may have had. Furthermore, anyone who showed any opposition at all to anything Hamilton proposed is [... more]
$26.95
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The American Presidency: An Intellectual History
Cohesive First Half; Arbitrary Second Half: Professor McDonald marginally develops the intellectual foundation for the presidency and produces soundly researched insights into the presidencies of Washington and Jefferson, but the book cascades into a [... more]
$29.95
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The American Presidency: An Intellectual History
Cohesive First Half; Arbitrary Second Half: Professor McDonald marginally develops the intellectual foundation for the presidency and produces soundly researched insights into the presidencies of Washington and Jefferson, but the book cascades into a [... more]
$17.95
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E PLURIBUS UNUM
A Whirlwind Tour of the Early Republic: Dr. McDonald's work here is nothing short of brilliant, but this is hardly surprising coming from one of the nation's foremost historians. The low reviews this book has been getting on Amazon are really a shame, [... more]
$10.00
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The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
A breathtaking treatment of the Jefferson presidency: McDonald wrenches Jefferson out of the prism of 20th century admirers and detractors to see him in his own time. He interprets the first term as a stunning success: to wit, Jefferson set about the [... more]
$12.95
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Recovering the Past: A Historian's Memoir
Recovering the Past: Recovering the Past, a historian's memoir Forrest McDonald Recovering the Past, a historian's memoir is written for "that elusive critter called the general reader, or, more precisely, for the vast number of people who genuinely [... more]
$24.95
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Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the ...
"the capstone of a fine career": This book is actually the third of a sort of trilogy, begun with "We the People..." in 1958. It should be no surprise that Mc Donald thinks little of Charles Beard. In his earlier work (mentioned above) [... more]
$14.95
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States' Rights and the Union: Imperium in Imperio, ...
States' Rights...then and today: Among their many failings, U.S. history textbooks have often portrayed national sovereignty as a largely settled question following the revolutionary war, which was resurrected years later by southern states who wanted to [... more]
$16.95
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The Presidency of George Washington (American Presidency ...
Our First Administration: "The Presidency of George Washington" is exactly what its title implies. It is the story of the Washington Administration. It is not a biography of George Washington, nor is it even a book which revolves totally around [... more]
$12.95
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Insull: The Rise and Fall of a Billionaire Utility Tycoon
Excellent history of electric utility industry: While the topic may sound dry and uninteresting, in fact McDonald presents a fascinating tale of how the electric utility industry came to be the way it is today. Anyone seriously considering the current & [... more]
$34.95
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