Autographed Copy - Worst. President. Ever : James Buchanan - Robert Strauss

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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Autographed
ISBN
9781493024834
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1493024833
ISBN-13
9781493024834
eBay Product ID (ePID)
220481467

Product Key Features

Book Title
Worst. President. Ever : James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Robert Strauss
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-023819
Reviews
It's ironic that Pennsylvania's only President, James Buchanan, is almost universally proclaimed as our worst. His bumbling performance as President belied the fact that he had perhaps the best previous experience that would qualify him to serve in the Oval Office--as a State Legislature, a Congressman, a U.S. Senator, an Ambassador to Russia and Great Britain, and Secretary of State. In this book, Robert Strauss details the Buchanan presidency in an entertaining and humorous fashion, and also takes potshots at the concept of ranking our presidents. It is a must read for those interested in the history of the presidency.
Synopsis
Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in Biography Worst. President. Ever. flips the great presidential biography on its head, offering an enlightening--and highly entertaining --account of poor James Buchanan's presidency to prove once and for all that, well, few leaders could have done worse. But author Robert Strauss does much more, leading readers out of Buchanan's terrible term in office--meddling in the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision, exacerbating the Panic of 1857, helping foment the John Brown uprisings and "Bloody Kansas," virtually inviting a half-dozen states to secede from the Union as a lame duck, and on and on--to explore with insight and humor his own obsession with presidents, and ultimately the entire notion of ranking our presidents. He guides us through the POTUS rating game of historians and others who have made their own Mount Rushmores--or Marianas Trenches --of presidential achievement, showing why Buchanan easily loses to any of the others, but also offering insights into presidential history buffs like himself, the forgotten "lesser" presidential sites, sex and the presidency, the presidency itself, and how and why it can often take the best measures out of even the most dedicated men., Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in BiographyFlipping the great presidential biography on its head, Worst. President. Ever. is an enlightening--and highly entertaining!--account of poor James Buchanan's presidency. This book proves once and for all that, well, few leaders could have done worse. But author Robert Strauss also explores with insight and humor the entire notion of ranking our presidents. He guides us through the POTUS rating game played by historians and others, the world of presidential history buffs, presidential sites, the presidency itself, and how and why the White House can often take the best measures out of even the most dedicated men., Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in BiographyWorst. President. Ever. flips the great presidential biography on its head, offering an enlightening--and highly entertaining!--account of poor James Buchanan's presidency to prove once and for all that, well, few leaders could have done worse. But author Robert Strauss does much more, leading readers out of Buchanan's terrible term in office--meddling in the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision, exacerbating the Panic of 1857, helping foment the John Brown uprisings and "Bloody Kansas," virtually inviting a half-dozen states to secede from the Union as a lame duck, and on and on--to explore with insight and humor his own obsession with presidents, and ultimately the entire notion of ranking our presidents. He guides us through the POTUS rating game of historians and others who have made their own Mount Rushmores--or Marianas Trenches!--of presidential achievement, showing why Buchanan easily loses to any of the others, but also offering insights into presidential history buffs like himself, the forgotten "lesser" presidential sites, sex and the presidency, the presidency itself, and how and why it can often take the best measures out of even the most dedicated men.
LC Classification Number
E437.S77 2016

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