Worst. President. Ever. : James Buchanan, the POTUS rating game, and the legacy of the least of the lesser presidents

Strauss, Robert 1951- (author.).

Summary: Flipping the great presidential biography on its head, Worst. President. Ever. is an enlightening-and highly entertaining!-account of poor James Buchanan's presidency. This book proves once and for all that, well, few leaders could have done worse. But author Robert Strauss also explores with insight and humor the entire notion of ranking our presidents. He guides us through the POTUS rating game played by historians and others, the world of presidential history buffs, presidential sites, the presidency itself, and how and why the White House can often take the best measures out of even the mo.

Record details

ISBN: 1493030590
ISBN: 1493024833
ISBN: 9781493024834
ISBN: 1493024841
ISBN: 9781493024841
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introducing the worst. President. Ever -- The Young Buck -- Up from Lancaster -- The man who would be president, again and again -- The election of 1856: the most consequential in American history -- The worst presidency begins -- The middle Buchanan presidency: hardly better -- Mr. Buchanan's War -- The legacy of the least of the lesser presidents.
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