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PublisherScribner
ISBN-100684852063
ISBN-139780684852065
eBay Product ID (ePID)1080043
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Edition3
Book TitleStar-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicSocial History, General, Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorNathan Miller
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight10.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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ReviewsLowell BranhamThe Knoxville News-SentinelAnyone who's studied history might wonder how Miller was able to boil his list down to only ten., John DorfmanThe Washington Post Book WorldAn amusing and instructive book...what stands out are his anecdotes, most of them humorous or just plain bizarre., John Dorfman The Washington Post Book World An amusing and instructive book...what stands out are his anecdotes, most of them humorous or just plain bizarre., The Tampa Tribune A disturbing view of a system where presidential candidates are often chosen on the basis of their inability to upset anyone, thus making mediocrity one of the aspects of job description., Anne StephensonThe Arizona RepublicThe interesting, often funny stories [Miller] tells are comforting proof that we've had bad presidents before, and survived them all., The Tampa TribuneA disturbing view of a system where presidential candidates are often chosen on the basis of their inability to upset anyone, thus making mediocrity one of the aspects of job description., Lowell Branham The Knoxville News-Sentinel Anyone who's studied history might wonder how Miller was able to boil his list down to only ten., Anne Stephenson The Arizona Republic The interesting, often funny stories [Miller] tells are comforting proof that we've had bad presidents before, and survived them all.
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal973/.099 B
Table Of ContentCONTENTS AMERICA'S TEN WORST PRESIDENTS (IN THE ORDER OF THEIR WORSTNESS, FROM THE POOR TO THE HORRID) PROLOGUE (IN WHICH THE CRITERIA FOR MAKING THIS LIST ARE DISCUSSED) FOREWORD TO THE TOUCHSTONE EDITION I. Jimmy Carter, who showed that the White House is not the place for on-the-job training II. William Howard Taft, who was so fat he got stuck in a White House bathtub III. Benjamin Harrison, who looked like a medieval gnome and had a handshake like "a wilted petunia" IV. Calvin Coolidge, who was a living embodiment of Woody Allen's observation that "eighty percent of success is showing up" V. Ulysses S. Grant, who proves that old soldiers should fade away rather than go to the White House VI. Andrew Johnson, who declared, "I am right" about Reconstruction -- but was wrong VII. Franklin Pierce, who said, "There's nothing left...but to get drunk," after being denied renomination -- and promptly did so VIII. James Buchanan, who was on the government payroll for forty years and never had an original idea IX. Warren Gamaliel Harding, who gave being "in the closet" a new meaning X. Richard Milhous Nixon, who maintained, "I am not a crook!" -- but was EPILOGUE (In which we consider the two most overrated presidents) Thomas Jefferson and John F. Kennedy NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
SynopsisPicking America's best presidents is easy. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt usually lead the list, But choosing the nation's worst presidents requires more thought. InStar-Spangled Men,respected presidential biographer Nathan Miller puts on display those leaders who were abject failures as chief executive. With pointed humor and a deft hand, he presents a rogues' gallery of the men who dropped the presidential ball, and sometimes their pants as well.Miller includes Richard M. Nixon, who was forced to resign to escape impeachment; Jimmy Carter, who proved that the White House is not the place for on-the-job training; and Warren G. Harding, who gave "being in the closet" new meaning as he carried on extramarital interludes in one near the Oval Office. This current edition also includes a new assessment of Bill Clinton -- who has admitted lying to his family, his aides, his cabinet, and the American people., Picking America's best presidents is easy. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt usually lead the list, But choosing the nation's worst presidents requires more thought. In Star-Spangled Men, respected presidential biographer Nathan Miller puts on display those leaders who were abject failures as chief executive. With pointed humor and a deft hand, he presents a rogues' gallery of the men who dropped the presidential ball, and sometimes their pants as well. Miller includes Richard M. Nixon, who was forced to resign to escape impeachment; Jimmy Carter, who proved that the White House is not the place for on-the-job training; and Warren G. Harding, who gave "being in the closet" new meaning as he carried on extramarital interludes in one near the Oval Office. This current edition also includes a new assessment of Bill Clinton -- who has admitted lying to his family, his aides, his cabinet, and the American people.
