The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Presidency: Get Inside the Minds of the Men Who Have Held and Shaped Our Nation's Highest Of

by Alan Axelrod Ph.D.

Overview

From George Washington to George W.

In the course of the 2008 presidential campaigns, Americans became involved in the political process at a level rarely seen in modern history. But even before the historic race, George W. Bush's tenure had left many Americans wondering how we got to where we are today. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the American Presidency takes readers from the first president to the one who just stepped down-exploring the legacies of the greatest leaders and the black marks against others, and showing the ways in which they left their stamp on both the nation and the presidency itself.

• Written by the author of the highly successful The Complete Idiot's Guide® to American History, Fifth Edition
• Appendices that list the presidents and their vice presidents, the presidential elections, and further reading

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101105368
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	08/04/2009
Series:	COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE Series
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Alan Axelrod is a renowned historian and business writer. He was the co author of the New York Times bestseller What Every American Should Know About American History as well as the BusinessWeek bestsellers Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO. He has written extensively on the Civil War.