The Ferocious Engine of Democracy: A History of the American Presidency : From the Origins Through William McKinley: v. 1 - Softcover

Riccards, Michael P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568331029 ISBN 13: 9781568331027

Publisher: Madison Books, Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Opinions will vary widely on all the presidents, but this work will make those opinions more penetrating and judicious.-- James MacGregor Burns

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Review

Thisisaremarkable work that captures the changes in the office wrenched by its occupants. Riccards organizes his history into five models and illustrates each with anarrative that is both judicious in regard to the evaluation of individual presidents and penetrating in terms of discerning significant trends both in the office and in American society. It is a very safe bet that The Ferocious Engine of Democracy will become the definitive history of the American presidency.--Philip Abbott, Wayne State University

Riccardsbringsthe excitement of presidential politics and governance to life. He provides the historical context necessary for our students to understand how the presidency has evolved and how it has transformed American democracy.--Richard M. Pious, Professor, Barnard College and theGraduate Faculties of Columbia University

I very much enjoyed reading The Ferocious Engine of Democracy, and I'm grateful to know of Riccard's perspective on the presidency.--Bill Clinton, President of the United States of America

About the Author

Michael P. Riccards is president of Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He is the author of several books, including A Republic If You Can Keep It: The Foundations of the American Presidency, 1700-1800 (Greenwood Press, 1987).

Edition details

• Publisher: Madison Books, Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568331029
• ISBN 13: 9781568331027
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 420