Political leaders and leadership

President Eisenhower, who was not always the best student, once wrote, "e;One cannot always read a man's future in the record of his younger days.

In the climax of Richard Lawrence Miller's epic four-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln's pre-presidential years, a blunder by the proponents of slavery propels Lincoln toward the White House.

This book explores the life of one of Mississippi's greatest civil rights activists, Fannie Lou Hamer.

Although Illinois enjoys the indisputable title of "e;The Land of Lincoln,"e; one small town in New York State played a significant role in the sixteenth president's history.

From his election in November 1860 to his death in April 1865, Abraham Lincoln faced constant danger from those hostile to him and to the Union cause.

Presidential rankings emerged in 1948 when Life Magazine published an article by the prominent historian, Arthur M.

South Vietnam fell because of events occurring thousands of miles away from the battlefields--in China, the Soviet Union, Latin America, the Middle East, and Washington's corridors of power, along protest lines, and around America's dinner tables.

When Jimmy Carter ascended to the U.

From Martha Washington to Laura Bush, the wife of each U.

The Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debates of 1858 marked a significant crossroads in the political career of Abraham Lincoln.

On May 3, 1861, Illinois Governor Richard Yates appointed a Mexican War veteran with Democratic sympathies and southern ties to be chief mustering officer at Camp Yates in Springfield.

Before the unprecedented televised presidential debates of 1960, most Americans were able to relate to their leaders in little more than an historical context.

Based on deep consultation of seldom-examined primary sources, this third volume in Richard Lawrence Miller's massive Lincoln biography follows Lincoln's long effort to win a seat in Congress, his activity there, and his return to Illinois--chastened by his Washington experience.

Close presidential elections in the United States are measured, evaluated and remembered primarily by simple statistics.

This reference work provides complete returns for the presidential elections by state and county for the period 1788 to 1860.

While Abraham Lincoln was taking center stage in a divided country, a political rival-turned-ally was exerting a major influence on national affairs.

On August 14, 1942, Chief of Staff George C.

This reference work provides complete returns for the gubernatorial elections by state and county for the period 1776 to 1860.

This is a narrative of Abraham Lincoln's bid for the White House from 1858 through 1860.

Though he occupied the oval office for less than three years, Gerald Ford made several key political decisions that helped reunite the country following the divisions over the Vietnam War and helped restore the faith of Americans in their government following the Watergate scandal.

As media industries undergo rapid change, the conditions of media work are shifting just as quickly, with an explosion in the number of journalists working as freelancers.

As media industries undergo rapid change, the conditions of media work are shifting just as quickly, with an explosion in the number of journalists working as freelancers.

What draws a person to the political life?

What draws a person to the political life?

The life and times of a landmark creator of Canadian culture.

Editor and publisher, workaholic and romantic, idealist and pioneer, Lorne Pierce once described his editorial desk as "e;an altar at which I serve - the entire cultural life of Canada.

No Canadian prime minister has a legacy as uncertain as that of R.

Writing a life of Bennett, who reportedly destroyed his correspondence every seven years, presents challenges for the biographer.

Available at long last, this volume is the posthumous memoir of a peasant from the depths of old Russia who rose to great wealth and influence as his country's most successful publisher.

Available at long last, this volume is the posthumous memoir of a peasant from the depths of old Russia who rose to great wealth and influence as his country's most successful publisher.

Karl Popper has had an extraordinary influence on scientific and social thought.

At the beginning of 1778 twenty-five-year-old Fanny Burney was an unknown.

In the 1950s most of Acadian society was poor, uneducated, isolated, and dominated by the Roman Catholic clergy.

Tracing Diefenbaker's deliberations over nuclear policy, McMahon shows that Diefenbaker was politically cautious, not indecisive - he wanted to acquire nuclear weapons and understood from public opinion polls that most Canadians supported this position.

A pediatrician, provincial politician, and pioneer of interfaith dialogue, Victor Goldbloom (b.

Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher were all described at various times as the "e;only man"e; in their respective cabinets - a reference to their tough, controlling behaviour.

In Empire and Ireland, Roy MacLaren recounts the life and political career of Hamar Greenwood, a young man from rural Canada who reached the imperial pinnacle of the British cabinet.

In Empire and Ireland, Roy MacLaren recounts the life and political career of Hamar Greenwood, a young man from rural Canada who reached the imperial pinnacle of the British cabinet.

A political life well-lived that propelled Canada forward for the ages.

"e;At a certain point in our lives we are left only with our close relationships and our clear recollections.

In the 1950s most of Acadian society was poor, uneducated, isolated, and dominated by the Roman Catholic clergy.

Tracing Diefenbaker's deliberations over nuclear policy, McMahon shows that Diefenbaker was politically cautious, not indecisive - he wanted to acquire nuclear weapons and understood from public opinion polls that most Canadians supported this position.

In Transforming the Nation, leading Canadian politicians and scholars reflect on the major policy debates of the period and offer new and surprising interpretations of Brian Mulroney.

Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher were all described at various times as the "e;only man"e; in their respective cabinets - a reference to their tough, controlling behaviour.

Leadership and Responsibility in the Second World War examines how well political, diplomatic, and military leaders, particularly in Great Britain, handled the daunting challenge of a worldwide conflagration.

Superbly rendered by the late John Glassco, Harvey's controversial work is presented in its true cultural and social setting.

Nominated for the Governor-General's Award for Non-Fiction, Rene Levesque and the Parti Quebecois in Power has been described as the classic work on one of the most important periods in recent Quebec history.

Drawing on over a decade of detailed bibliographical investigation, Devereux demonstrates that Rastell was a leading figure in the development of law books, the first printer to create type for music, and a significant figure in the preparation and publication of theological works.

The career of Conor Cruise O'Brien reads like the work of several people, not just one.