Dutiful Correspondent
Dutiful Correspondent

Author: M. Andrew Holowchak

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2012-11-08

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1442220430

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In a series of essays that examine Thomas Jefferson’s own writings, Holowchak investigates the always profound and often provocative ideas of this founding father. Dutiful Correspondent explores Thomas Jefferson as a philosopher in his own right. Holowchak expands our view of Jefferson by examining his own words on issues such as race, politics, ethics, education, and the intersection of philosophy and science.

Presidential Diversions
Presidential Diversions

Author: Paul F. Boller

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9780151006120

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Paul F. Boller, Jr.'s widely admired and bestselling anecdotal histories have uncovered new aspects and hidden dimensions in the lives of our presidents. Now he turns to an uncharted--but unexpectedly revealing--element of our leaders' personalities as he brings us stories of what the presidents did for fun.In thumbnail portraits of every president through George W. Bush, Boller chronicles their taste in games, sports, and cultural activities. George Washington had a passion for dancing and John Quincy Adams skinny-dipped in the Potomac; Grover Cleveland loved beer gardens and Woodrow Wilson made a failed effort to write fiction; Calvin Coolidge cherished his afternoon naps, as did Lyndon Johnson his four-pack-a-day cigarette habit; Jimmy Carter was a surprisingly skilled high diver and Bush Senior loved to parachute. The sketches revitalize even the most familiar of our leaders, showing us a new side of our presidents--and their presidencies.

Crossing Frontiers
Crossing Frontiers

Author: W. Andrew Achenbaum

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995-08-25

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0521481945

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This is the first book-length study of the history of gerontology. It shows how old age became a 'problem' worth investigating and how a mulitidisciplinary orientation took shape.