Historian in Chief
How Presidents Interpret the Past to Shape the Future
Presidents shape not only the course of history but also how Americans remember and retell that history. From the Oval Office they instruct us what to respect and what to reject in our past. They regale us with stories about who we are as a people, and tell us whom in the pantheon of greats we should revere and whom we should revile. The president of the United States, in short, is not just the nation's chief legislator, the head of a political party, or the commander in chief of the armed forces, but also, crucially, the nation's historian in chief.In this engaging and insightful volume, Seth Cotlar and Richard Ellis bring together top histo…
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Weitere Autoren: Ellis, Richard J. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8139-4253-7
- EAN: 9780813942537
- Produktnummer: 30158006
- Verlag: University of Virginia Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 296 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 858 KB
- Abbildungen: 4 b&w illus.
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Edited by Seth Cotlar and Richard J. Ellis
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