02665nam 2200601 a 450 991097058550332120240516185751.0979-82-16-30840-91-280-84420-597866137116011-4422-1626-3(CKB)2550000000106982(EBL)951039(OCoLC)854520105(SSID)ssj0000720389(PQKBManifestationID)12322326(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720389(PQKBWorkID)10668236(PQKB)11640368(Au-PeEL)EBL951039(CaPaEBR)ebr10573567(CaONFJC)MIL371160(MiAaPQ)EBC951039(EXLCZ)99255000000010698220120208d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDestiny's consul America's ten greatest presidents /Michael P. Riccards1st ed.Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers20121 online resource (399 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1625-5 1-4422-1624-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface: how presidents become great -- George Washington: creating a nation in war and then in peace -- Thomas Jefferson: establishing popular rule -- Andrew Jackson: the president as a tribune of the people -- James K. Polk: the arts of waging conflict -- Abraham Lincoln: the commander in chief goes to war -- Theodore Roosevelt: the dynamics of domestic reform -- Woodrow Wilson: the progressive agenda at home and across the world -- Franklin D. Roosevelt: the establishment of the modern presidency -- Harry S. Truman: the first imperial president -- Ronald Reagan: unleashing right wing America -- Conclusion.In Destiny's Consul: America's Greatest Presidents, presidential scholar Michael P. Riccards provides a concise introduction to the lives, presidencies, and personal qualities of ten great individuals whom Riccards argues are our greatest presidents. It will be of interest to anyone interested in the presidency of American history. PresidentsUnited StatesHistoryPresidentsUnited StatesBiographyPresidentsHistory.Presidents973.09/9Riccards Michael P780516MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970585503321Destiny's consul4452662UNINA