Wounded titans : American presidents and the perils of power /

Wounded titans : American presidents and the perils of power /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lerner, Max, 1902-1992
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : Arcade Pub. ; [Boston, Mass.] : Distributed by Little, Brown and Co., c1996.
Description:	xx, 437 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Presidents -- United States -- History. Presidents -- United States -- Biography. Presidents -- United States -- Election -- History -- 20th century. Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History. Politics and government Power (Social sciences) Presidents. Presidents -- Election. United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. United States. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2535168

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Other authors / contributors:	Schmuhl, Robert.
ISBN:	1559703393
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.

Table of Contents:

The Style and Genius of American Politics
Presidency and Demos
Presidential Leadership in the New America
Wounded Titans
The Shaping of American Presidents
Eros and Power
Desire and Power in the White House
The Ardors and Tribulations of the Journey of Liberalism
Thomas Jefferson: America's Philosopher-King
Abraham Lincoln: From the People, For the People
Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Flawed Paradigm
Harry S Truman: The Plutarchian President
Richard Nixon: The Torturous Descent from Olympus
Ronald Reagan: Commander of a Counterrevolution
1940: Roosevelt vs. Willkie
1944: Roosevelt vs. Dewey
1948: Truman vs. Dewey
1952: Eisenhower vs. Stevenson
1956: Eisenhower vs. Stevenson
1960: Kennedy vs. Nixon
1964: Johnson vs. Goldwater
1968: Nixon vs. Humphrey
1972: Nixon vs. McGovern
1976: Carter vs. Ford
1980: Reagan vs. Carter
1984: Reagan vs. Mondale
1988: Bush vs. Dukakis
1992: Clinton vs. Bush
President Hunting in an Electronic Wonderland
Coda: The Last Column.