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Failures of the presidents

from the Whiskey Rebellion to the War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs to the Iran-Contra Affair

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An edition of Failures of the presidents (2008)

Failures of the presidents

from the Whiskey Rebellion to the War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs to the Iran-Contra Affair

by

  • ★★★ 3.0 (1 rating) ·
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Stories of the disastrous blunders of American presidents show readers the inner workings of the White House and how some of our greatest leaders could make decisions that were terribly wrong. The 23 narrative stories, each about 10 pages in length, retell the histories behind bad presidential decisions. They are told in a real time narrative style, bringing readers inside the White House, introducing them to the main characters, exposing why these decisions were made, and describing the ill-fated aftermaths.

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Fair Winds Press
Language
English

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Subjects

Politics and government, Decision making, Political leadership, Presidents, Case studies, Executive power, Nonfiction, Foreign relations, History, Presidents, united states, United states, politics and government, United states, history

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United States

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Failures of the Presidents
2009, Rockport Publishers
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Cover of: Failures of the presidents
Failures of the presidents: from the Whiskey Rebellion to the War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs to Watergate
2008, Fair Winds Press
in English
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Cover of: Failures of the presidents
Failures of the presidents: from the Whiskey Rebellion to the War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs to the Iran-Contra Affair
2008, Fair Winds Press
in English
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Failures of the presidents: from the Whiskey Rebellion to the War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs to the Iran-Contra Affair
2008, Fair Winds Press
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Failures of the Presidents: Our Leaders' Worst Decisions from the Dred Scott Case to Watergate to the Bay of Pigs to Iraq
September 1, 2008, Fair Winds Press
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Table of Contents

George Washington, the Whiskey Rebellion
John Adams, the Alien and Sedition Acts
Thomas Jefferson, the Embargo Act
James Madison, the War of 1812
Andrew Jackson, the Trail of Tears
Franklin Pierce, repeal of the Missouri Compromise
Andrew Johnson, the attempted invasion of Canada
Ulysses S. Grant, the attempt to annex Santo Domingo
Grover Cleveland, the Pullman strike
William McKinley, "a splendid little war" with Spain
Woodrow Wilson, the punitive expedition into Mexico
Herbert Hoover, the Bonus Army
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the internment of Japanese Americans in World War II
John F. Kennedy, the Bay of Pigs invasion
Lyndon B. Johnson, the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Richard Nixon, the bombing of Cambodia
Richard Nixon, Watergate
Jimmy Carter, the Iranian hostage crisis
Jimmy Carter, the energy crisis and "malaise"
Ronald Reagan, the Iran-Contra Affair.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Beverly, MA
Genre
Case studies.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.09/9
Library of Congress
E176.1 .C88 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18534291M
ISBN 10
1592332994
ISBN 13
9781592332991
LCCN
2008012637
Library Thing
6128068
Goodreads
2233111

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