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Presidential Greatness

Sidney M. Milkis

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Investigating what exactly makes a US president great, Landy and Milkis choose five they believe exhibit greatness and look for what qualities they had in common. They find that Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt all sought to change and improve the nature of the regimes they inherited, and had the good luck to arrive at a time when conditions made such changes possible.

Language: English

Pages: 278

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University Press of Kansas

Release: March 01, 2000

ISBN: 0700610057

ISBN 13: 9780700610051

Presidential Greatness

Sidney M. Milkis

0/5 ( ratings)

Investigating what exactly makes a US president great, Landy and Milkis choose five they believe exhibit greatness and look for what qualities they had in common. They find that Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt all sought to change and improve the nature of the regimes they inherited, and had the good luck to arrive at a time when conditions made such changes possible.

Language: English

Pages: 278

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University Press of Kansas

Release: March 01, 2000

ISBN: 0700610057

ISBN 13: 9780700610051

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