books by Arthur M. Schlesinger     books:     Arthur M. Schlesinger      Harry S. Truman: The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953 (The American Presidents ... Robert Dallek Times Books, 2008 The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century In April 1945, after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the presidency fell to a former haberdasher and clubhouse politician from Independence, Missouri. Many believed he would be overmatched by the ...             The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society Arthur M. Schlesinger W. W. Norton & Company, 1998 Looking back at the United America Today Mr. Schlesinger appears to be a conservative vs. the liberal he actually was when writing the book. For people over 50, you will recognize America as it was. For younger folks, this will give you an idea of the very rapid changes this country has experienced. ...             The Imperial Presidency Jr. Arthur M. Schlesinger Mariner Books, 2004 Back and Improved...At Last! The year before George W. Bush took office as president I attended a professional conference where a graduate student offered a paper that posed the question whether Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.'s "Imperial Presidency" was still valid. Quite a debate ensued. Today, in ...             James Madison: (The American Presidents Series) Garry Wills Times Books, 2002 Well written addition to the series Garry Wills, eminent author on the American mind, writes a literate and compelling political biography of James Madison, "Jemmy" as he was called earlier in his life. Here was someone whose resume seems made to become president. Yet this man, "the Father of the ...             Grover Cleveland: (The American Presidents Series) Henry F. Graff, Arthur M. Schlesinger Times Books, 2002 Solid, short biography of Grover Cleveland If you want great detail on the presidents, this book series, "The American Presidents," will not be for you. If, however, you would like to get better introduced to some of the Presidents with some quick reads, this series could be very attractive. "Grover ...             Zachary Taylor: The 12th President, 1849-1850 (The American Presidents) John S. D. Eisenhower, Arthur M. Schlesinger Times Books, 2008 Super American Another home run in the superb American President's series. John Eisenhower paints a picture of Zachary Taylor that leaves us wishing he was among today's candidates for President. Had he lived, he may have been able to head off the Civil War, we will never know. In ...             Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865 (The American Presidents) George S. McGovern Times Books, 2008 America’s greatest president, who rose to power in the country’s greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president—the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation’s wounds. His ...             John Tyler: The American Presidents Series: The 10th President, 1841-1845 (The American Presidents) Gary May Times Books, 2008 The first “accidental president,” whose secret maneuverings brought Texas into the Union and set secession in motion When William Henry Harrison died in April 1841, just one month after his inauguration, Vice President John Tyler assumed the presidency. It was a controversial move by this Southern gentleman, who had been placed on ...             Journals: 1952-2000 Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 Belongs on the coffee table Unless one is a scholar, those under 60 will not find this book of great interest. For someone my age (71) who's also a political junky with still-vivid memories of the 1960s forward, this book is an artistic and intellectual treasure. The editing--and there was ...             Andrew Jackson Sean Wilentz Times Books - Henry Holt and Company, 2005 Good Summary of a Complex Person and Time He's on most lists of our best presidents as well as our $20 bill. Democrats hail him as a founder. After reading this book, and attempting a few others, it's still hard to understand why Jackson has been accorded such respect. I started both the Brand and Remini ...             Woodrow Wilson H. W. Brands, Arthur M. Schlesinger Times Books, 2003 Good Insight Into Wilson H.W. Brands has written ambitious biographies of American historical figures, including a major work on the life of Andrew Jackson. Here, in keeping within the format of the American Presidents Series, Brands has writtten a shorter, but nontheless, insightful work. ...             Warren G. Harding (The American Presidents Series) John W. Dean Times Books, 2004 A must read!!! I could't wait to read this book. After seeing all the reviews with most being positive and some being highly negative I was intrigued about this book causing so much debate in its reviews here on Amazon. I must say the book did not disappoint me at all! It is a ...             Robert Kennedy and His Times Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Mariner Books, 2002 If only... This affectionately written biography of Bobby Kennedy is both pleasurable and painful to read. The man's transformation from his early years as a rackets investigator and attorney general who probably deserved the description of "ruthless," to his years following the ...             The Crisis of the Old Order: 1919-1933, The Age of Roosevelt, Volume I (The Age of Roosevelt) Jr.", Arthur M. "Schlesinger Houghton Mifflin, 2003 Bancroft Award Winner for History. Classic on FDR's New Deal This masterpiece book won the Bancroft Prize for excellence in history in 1958 and the Francis Parkman Prize for excellence in American history at the same time. The four-volume "Age of Roosevelt" is the greatest history of the Great Depression era, written by a ...             Richard M. Nixon: The American Presidents Series: The 37th President, 1969-1974 (The American Presidents) Elizabeth Drew Times Books, 2007 What if Someone Loved him? At the outset of her short biography of Richard Nixon (1913 -- 1994), Elizabeth Drew quotes Henry Kissinger's comment: "Can you imagine what this man would be like if someone loved him"? Nixon served as the 37th President of the United States and as the only president ...          products you might be interested in search for books cleveland, disuniting, multicultural, presidency, presidents, reflections      toavi.com    web we recommend Back and Improved...At Last! randomly chosen book: Arkham Asylum: Living Hell