Historian in chief how presidents interpret the past to shape the future / edited by Seth Cotlar and Richard J. Ellis.
| Other author | Cotlar, Seth. |
| Other author | Ellis, Richard (Richard J.) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2019. |
| Description | viii, 283 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | George Washington: his own historian / Edward Countryman -- Slavery, voice, and loyalty: John Quincy Adams as the first revisionist / David Waldstreicher -- Martin Van Buren, the democratic party, and the Jacksonian reinvention of the constitution / Elvin T. Lim -- Abraham Lincoln goes to the archives: slavery, the Cooper Union Address, and the election of 1860 / Jonathan Earle -- Theodore Roosevelt's historical consciousness and Lincoln's generous nationalism / Kathleen Dalton -- A scholar and his ghosts: Woodrow Wilson as historian in the White House / John Milton Cooper Jr. -- The ordeal of Paris: Herbert Hoover, Woodrow Wilson, and the search for peace / Charlie Laderman -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the problem of historical time / David Sehat -- Profiles in triangulation: John F. Kennedy's neoliberal history of American politics / Jeffrey L. Pasley -- Ronald Reagan's allegories of history / Rick Perlstein -- Barack Obama's use of American history / James T. Kloppenberg. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018051550 |
| ISBN | 9780813942520 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |