The Ferocious Engine of Democracy: A History of the American Presidency

by Michael P. Riccards

Book Overview

Riccards focuses on how the abilities, goals, and personalities of presidents have shaped the the United States in the past 100 years. This edition is updated to include chapters on Clinton and George... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568331037
• ISBN13: 9781568331034
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Madison Books
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Simply the best volume ever written on the Presidency....

Accessible, well-written, and utterly compelling history is loaded with facts and dates, but more than that, this book places each president in the context of his times. Therefore, we come to understand the era itself; with the policies, debates, and legal questions fully explored.