總統的力量 To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents

總統的力量

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To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents 

James M. McPherson (Editor), David Rubel (Editor)

Every generation of historians reviews and revises the work of its predecessors. With this book, the best historical writers of today's generation undertake such a task. Displaying wit and narrative flair, their elegant essays offer a fresh perspective on the most fascinating group of Americans: the American presidents. Who better to write a new assessment of the presidents than the most respected (and best-selling) historians of our time? In To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents, members of the prestigious Society of American Historians deliver engaging, thoughtful analyses of the forty-one men who have led this country- some, of course, more successfully than others. In this copiously illustrated volume, edited by Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. McPherson, you will learn from Gordon S. Wood how George Washington, an extraordinary man, made it possible for ordinary men to govern; from Allen Weinstein how Theodore Roosevelt tested and extended the limits of the presidency; from Tom Wicker how Richard Nixon's hatreds and insecurities gripped him ever more tightly as he achieved his long-sought goal of power; and from Evan Thomas how much Bill Clinton cares about his place in the new presidential pecking order.

总统的力量

副标题: 从殖民地到超级大国
作者: 麦克菲尔森
译者: 尹宏毅
出版社: 中国友谊出版公司
出版年: 2007

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　　 每一代的历史学家都将重新审视并修订前人的作品。本书由普立策奖获得者詹姆斯.M.麦克菲尔森编篡,齐集美国当代最出色的历史学家们共同撰写,并附带大量 精美插图。书中的文章充满智慧,高屋建瓴,以新颖的视角来描写美国社会最精彩的人群——美国总统。没有什么人比当今最有威望和写作最畅销书籍的历史学家来 给美国总统撰写新的评价更合适的了。在美国声望显赫的历史学家协会的成员们，对历任美国最高领导人们作出了生动和有思想深度的分析。透过这些总统，我们看 到了这个年轻的国家是怎样穿越历史，从一群殖民地崛起为超级大国。珍贵的图片展示了美国总统不为人知的轻忪幽默的一面。还有精彩而优美的历任总统就职演 说，以及详细的每一届竞选资料。形象而准确地表现了美国的政治生活图画。 总统们的花絮也不可错过。书中描写了一位美围总统在和他的夫人第一次约会的时候就求婚了；只有一位美国副总统经过选举成功当选。本书信息详实，有许多鲜为 人知的史实，而且生动有趣。不愧为了解美国总统和美国历史政冶的最好渎本。