Articoli correlati a American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from...

American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush - Rilegato

 
9781847920027: American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush
Vedi tutte le copie di questo ISBN:
 
 
Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars became a classic of classical times: a virtuoso literary portrait gallery, remarkable not only for its frank dissections of Rome's great emperors, but also because the twelve men were the embodiment - both good and bad - of Rome's greatest century.

In view of the country's rise to superpower status, the twentieth century has been called 'the American Century', and award-winning biographer Nigel Hamilton now gives us the lives of the twelve men who presided over America's imperial fortunes - the good, the bad and the truly awful.

Not since the days of the Roman emperors has there been such a succession of rulers holding the fate of the world in their hands. How did these American Caesars reach the White House? What were the challenges they faced when they got there and how did they meet them? And who were these men in their private lives?

Nigel Hamilton's short, candid, critical portraits of the presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush are compulsively readable. Packed with unforgettable characters as well as stories, lessons and revelations, American Caears is essential reading for our times: a vivid portrait of the United States over the past six decades to rival Suetonius' account of classical Rome.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Recensione:
"Rogues and (a few) heroes - they are all here in this impressive gallop through eighty years of US history" (Robert Chesshyre Literary Review)

"He has written a provocative, stimulating, infuriating and readable history" (Hugh MacDonald The Herald)

"[An] engaging book. American Caesars is a commanding study on the nature of personal authority and the presidency. It is also a poignant one..." (Richard Aldous The Irish Times)

"This is a delight of a summer book: history for the beach, politics for the deckchair, and waspish entertainment come rain or shine" (Peter Preston The Guardian)

"This is an excellent journey through recent American history, which serves another of history's most fundamental purposes: to help us better understand the present through the past" (Dan Jones The Times)
Descrizione del libro:
Eminent biographer Nigel Hamilton offers a group biography of the twelve caesars of our time: the American Presidents from F.D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

  • EditoreBodley Head
  • Data di pubblicazione2010
  • ISBN 10 1847920020
  • ISBN 13 9781847920027
  • RilegaturaCopertina rigida
  • Numero di pagine608
  • Valutazione libreria

Spese di spedizione: EUR 57,34
Da: Canada a: Italia

Destinazione, tempi e costi

Aggiungere al carrello

Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9780099520412: American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780099520412
Casa editrice: Vintage, 2011
Brossura

  • 9781847921253: American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

    Bodley..., 2010
    Brossura

I migliori risultati di ricerca su AbeBooks

Foto dell'editore

American Caesars: Lives of the U.S. Presidents -- from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush Hamilton, Nigel
Editore: Bodley Head (2010)
ISBN 10: 1847920020 ISBN 13: 9781847920027
Nuovo Rilegato Quantità: 1
Da:
Aragon Books Canada
(OTTAWA, ON, Canada)
Valutazione libreria

Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Codice articolo IQ139

Informazioni sul venditore | Contatta il venditore

Compra nuovo
EUR 94,79
Convertire valuta

Aggiungere al carrello

Spese di spedizione: EUR 57,34
Da: Canada a: Italia
Destinazione, tempi e costi