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Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
This book, is the life of Thomas Jefferson, as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello. For over half a century, it was his consuming passion, his most serious amusement. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson, McLaughlin crafts and uncommon portrait of builder and building alike. In route, he tells us much about life in Virginia; about Monticello's craftsmen and how they worked their materials;...
82) The Clinton wars
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
An invaluable history of an extraordinary presidency, and the chronicle of a generation's political odyssey
When in 1997 Bill Clinton appointed Sidney Blumenthal as a senior advisor, the former writer was catapulted into the front lines of the Clinton wars. From his first day in the White House until long after his appearance as the only presidential aide ever to testify in an impeachment trial, Blumenthal acted in or witnessed nearly all the battles...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jim Newton examines the legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth President of the United States. Here he reveals how Eisenhower effectively put an end to McCarthyism, built the modern highway system, and transformed America's staggering $8 billion deficit into a $500 million surplus in just seven short years.
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
In the Arena is the most personal, profound, and revealing memoir ever written by a major political figure. It is Richard Nixon's frankest, most outspoken book-which includes the inside story of his resignation from the Presidency and its aftermath.
President Nixon's previous books have brilliantly chronicled his public career and examined America's strategic role in the world. Now, for the first time, he shares his private thoughts and feelings...
92) Lincoln
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Depicts the life and achievements of the Civil War president
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