American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush - Softcover
Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars became a classic of classical times: a virtuoso literary imperial portrait gallery by an already distinguished author, not only remarkable for its frank dissections (in contrast to contemporary commemorations) of Rome's great emperors, but also because the twelve men whom he chose were the embodiment - both good and bad - of Rome's greatest century.
The twentieth century has been called 'the American century', given its economic and military rise to superpower status in World War II, as well as its seemingly irresistible influence over global popular culture , politics and language ever since.
The time is ripe for a new work on the U.S. presidents of our own lifetime: from FDR to George W. Bush. In what will become an essential book for our times, eminent biographer Nigel Hamilton offers an informative but intensely readable gallery of historical portraits that will encapsulate the age of American empire through the lives of its chief executives and the women they loved.
The twentieth century has been called 'the American century', given its economic and military rise to superpower status in World War II, as well as its seemingly irresistible influence over global popular culture , politics and language ever since.
The time is ripe for a new work on the U.S. presidents of our own lifetime: from FDR to George W. Bush. In what will become an essential book for our times, eminent biographer Nigel Hamilton offers an informative but intensely readable gallery of historical portraits that will encapsulate the age of American empire through the lives of its chief executives and the women they loved.
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"Rogues and (a few) heroes - they are all here in this impressive gallop through eighty years of US history" (Robert Chesshyre Literary Review)
"He has written a provocative, stimulating, infuriating and readable history" (Hugh MacDonald The Herald)
"[An] engaging book. American Caesars is a commanding study on the nature of personal authority and the presidency. It is also a poignant one..." (Richard Aldous The Irish Times)
"This is a delight of a summer book: history for the beach, politics for the deckchair, and waspish entertainment come rain or shine" (Peter Preston The Guardian)
"This is an excellent journey through recent American history, which serves another of history's most fundamental purposes: to help us better understand the present through the past" (Dan Jones The Times)
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"He has written a provocative, stimulating, infuriating and readable history" (Hugh MacDonald The Herald)
"[An] engaging book. American Caesars is a commanding study on the nature of personal authority and the presidency. It is also a poignant one..." (Richard Aldous The Irish Times)
"This is a delight of a summer book: history for the beach, politics for the deckchair, and waspish entertainment come rain or shine" (Peter Preston The Guardian)
"This is an excellent journey through recent American history, which serves another of history's most fundamental purposes: to help us better understand the present through the past" (Dan Jones The Times)
Eminent biographer Nigel Hamilton offers a group biography of the twelve caesars of our time: the American Presidents from F.D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush.
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- PublisherBodley Head
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1847921256
- ISBN 13 9781847921253
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages608
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