Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Centering on a conflict between a self-made millionaire and an idealistic reformer in turn-of-the-twentieth-century New York, An immediate bestseller upon its publication in 1880, the anonymously penned Democracy prompted widespread speculation ... [... more]
Random House |
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
 Complaints of bias miss the point . . . badly: The value of A Thousand Days is self-apparent to anyone who has ever attempted to seriously examine the policies of the Kennedy administration. Arthur Schlesinger Jr., with an undeniably skilled pen and an [... more]
$35.00
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Everett Carter
Centering on a conflict between a self-made millionaire and an idealistic reformer in turn-of-the-twentieth-century New York, A Hazard of New Fortunes William Dean Howells Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. and Everett Carter insightfully renders the ... [... more]
Random House |
The Collected Works of Paddy Chayefsky: The Stage Plays
A collection of five stage plays from this brilliant writer: Middle of the Night, The Tenth Man, Gideon, The Passion of Josef D., and The Latent Heterosexual. Includes an introduction by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. [... more]
$7.98
A1 Books |
Gerald R. Ford
Meet President Gerald Ford: Well known historian Douglas Brinkley has written this brief biography, as a part of the American Presidents series of works. In the series editor's Introduction, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. notes that (Page xv): "The [... more]
$20.00
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Journals: 1952-2000
Biased but Interesting and Important: Anyone who has read Schlesinger's books on Andrew Jackson, the New Deal, or John and Robert Kennedy knows how partisan he was. He viewed American history as a perennial struggle between noble, idealistic, intelligent [... more]
$40.00
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James Buchanan (The American Presidents)
Accessible biography of a failed presidency: James Buchanan came to the presidency with a wonderful resume. And he failed dismally. This brief biography, part of the well done "The American Presidents" series, tries to explain that disconnect. [... more]
$22.00
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The Eighties: America in the Age of Reagan
Book Description: America emerged from the Reagan years transformed-socially, politically, technologically, economically. In this book John Ehrman tracks the extraordinary changes of the 1980s in the context of Ronald Reagan's policies and convictions, [... more]
$24.00
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Harry S. Truman: The American Presidents Series: The ...
Nice brief bio of Harry Truman: Harry S. Truman's life story in a short, accessible biography. That's the premise of The American Presidents Series, and this is one of the most recent entrants in the stable. The late Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was the [... more]
$22.00
Amazon.com |
Manhood and American Political Culture in the Cold War
Tying Cold War Masculine Discourse to the Invention of Liberal Consumer Choice and the Death of Regionalism's Sacred National: Manhood and American Political Culture in the Cold War by K.A. Cuordileone engages the cultural symbology of cold war politics [... more]
$24.95
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William McKinley (The American Presidents)
McKinley as an underappreciated president: This is yet another entry into The American Presidents series of brief biographies, under the general editorship of Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. One of the more intriguing facets of this series is the sometime use of [... more]
$25.95
Amazon.com |
Excellence Without a Soul: Does Liberal Education Have a ...
View from Inside a Cocoon: After a twenty year career as a college professor, I continue to read books that challenge the academic world. This time I was reminded of the time I attended an academic conference in my field. The keynote panel focused on a [... more]
$15.95
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