Don't Know Much About the American Presidents (Audible Audio Edition) Kenneth C Davis Arthur Morey Kirby Heyborne Mark Bramhall Random House Audio Books
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For more than 20 years since his New York Times best seller Don't Know Much About History first appeared, Davis has shown that Americans don't hate history, just the dull version dished out in school.
Now Davis turns his attention to what is arguably the most important and most fascinating subject in American history our presidents. From the heated debates over executive powers through the curious election of George Washington in 1789 and, for more than 200 years, up through the meteoric rise of Barack Obama, the presidency has been at the heart of American history. From the low lights to the bright lights, from the intellectuals to the disasters, from the memorable to the forgettable and forgotten, Davis tells all the stories. He uses his entertaining question-and-answer style to chart the history of the presidency itself as well as debunk the myths of America's leaders and recount the real stories of these very real people.
For history buffs and history-phobes alike, this entertaining audiobook is packed with memorable facts that will change your understanding of the highest office in the land and the men who have occupied it.
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Don't Know Much About the American Presidents (Audible Audio Edition) Kenneth C Davis Arthur Morey Kirby Heyborne Mark Bramhall Random House Audio Books
If you think we have never seen a presidential campaign like the one that is now playing out between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, think again. Exhibit A: This is a description of which presidential campaign? "…party divisions that had been growing for a decade burst into acrimonious campaigning, slanderous charges, and backroom dealing." Answer: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.What a fun book on the presidents! It is long at more than 750 pages, but worth the time and commitment it takes to plow through it. For each president, author Kenneth C. Davis has snippets of speeches, fun facts you probably never knew, a brief story-like tale of the man's accomplishments before, during and after his time in the White House and a bulleted list of major events that occurred while he was president. He then grades each president from A+ to F and explains why. For as long a book as it is, it's a relatively quick read.
I chose to read the book cover to cover, but it is also an excellent ready reference book. Have a question about a particular president? Just read that chapter.
Best of all, it's filled with bizarre trivia!
• Find out why liquor became known as "booze" during the campaign of William Henry Harrison.
• Find out who may have been our first gay president. (The love letters were destroyed by both of the men's families, so the evidence is circumstantial at best.)
• Find out which highly-respected and much lauded president was well known for his raunchy and racy jokes.
• Which president had little more than one year of formal schooling and who had none?
• Which vice president took the oath of office totally snockered on whiskey and then gave a rambling, slurred drunken speech to the Senate?
• It wasn't just the Bush-Gore election of 2000. Find out the three other times that the winner of the popular vote was not elected president.
• Find out which 19th century president had a "love child," the news of which made the campaign much like the tabloid-driven campaigns of today.
• Our youngest first lady was just 21 years old. Can you name her?
• Who was the only president to serve two terms non-consecutively? Hint: He was married to the youngest first lady.
• Who was the first president to invite a black man--Booker T. Washington--to dine at the White House? He took a political beating for it, too, from Southern voters.
• Two presidents are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. One is John F. Kennedy. Who is the other one?
• Which two presidents were cheerleaders in college?
• As a young man, which president appeared as a model in Cosmopolitan?
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Don't Know Much About the American Presidents (Audible Audio Edition) Kenneth C Davis Arthur Morey Kirby Heyborne Mark Bramhall Random House Audio Books Reviews
I enjoyed reading these short summaries of the presidents. This book is not a student's factual biography of the presidents but an evaluation of the overall effectiveness in office of the presidents. It includes the president's political goals, political friends and foes and life achievements. I do not necessarily agree with the final grades of each of the presidents, but it is fun to hear the author's reasons for his grades.
A quick, well written, interesting look at the US presidents, right up to Obama. Written for the Everyman, it's a short, good look at the important officials. Recommended.
This book gives a concise and often surprising summary of events and background for each president. It is a quick read and interesting to find that some of the political campaigning and things in the current news are not new. Negative campaigning and blatant lying to win votes has been happening since the 1800s. I also enjoyed the A through F grades given to each president based on more current views of historical events.
A look at all 44 presidents at the time it was written. The author goes through the highs and lows of each person pointing out what happened during their terms. He also gives them a grade and explains why. As a serious fan of presidents biographies, I feel his grades are fair. Several reviews were angry with the grades. I disagree.
If you are looking for cocktail party level information on different presidents, this is a good place to go.
As a person who loves learning about U.S. Presidents, I read this book hoping to increase my knowledge of past presidents, get a fresh perspective on old knowledge, or at least get a refresher. However, this book had little to offer in all three respects.
The book itself is divided into three sections. The first examines the origins of the presidency and why the framers of the Constitution decided to create the office. The second, and by far largest, section looks at the forty-four presidents with brief biographies and notable events of their administrations. The third is a short retrospective of the office.
The bulk of the book, that is the biographical section, contains some trivia facts and a brief biography of each man to have been president. While it certainly is difficult in writing a book that is essentially forty-four mini-books in one, Don't Know Much About the American Presidents still falls short.
The first is the numerous omissions I noted when reading this. For example, in the section on Thomas Jefferson, the author apparently has enough room to mention Sally Hemmings a few times, but other events during Jefferson's presidency, such as the Barbary Wars and the Lewis and Clark Expedition are just footnotes. Quite possibly the most well-known accomplishment of Benjamin Harrison's presidency, the Sherman Antitrust Act, is only mentioned in passing. The section on Franklin Roosevelt almost exclusively covers the New Deal and the Great Depression with almost nothing on his leadership during World War II. The section on Jimmy Carter focuses mainly on his "malaise speech" and barely mentions one of his greater accomplishments the Camp David Accords. I could go on.
The book also contains many slipshod comparisons to modern events. Comparisons to the modern day Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements occur many times in the book. These silly comparisons are a rather lazy way to write history.
The book also contains many curious assessments. For example, the author dings none other than George Washington for not being more progressive on the issue of slavery. This ignores the ridiculousness of trying to judge an eighteenth century figure by twenty-first century standards. For most presidents, he assigns a letter grade to their performance in office which is silly at best.
There are some positive aspects to this book. As another reviewer noted the author does try to treat most presidents fairly. This was noted in the section on Woodrow Wilson who is noted for his progressivism but also his backwards policies on civil rights.
In all, this was a book that offered little to add in the realm of presidential histories. While this book does go over some of the usual fare of presidential history, there is very little in this book that is not better covered in other books. If you are looking for a definitive book on U.S. Presidents, try something else.
If you think we have never seen a presidential campaign like the one that is now playing out between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, think again. Exhibit A This is a description of which presidential campaign? "…party divisions that had been growing for a decade burst into acrimonious campaigning, slanderous charges, and backroom dealing." Answer Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
What a fun book on the presidents! It is long at more than 750 pages, but worth the time and commitment it takes to plow through it. For each president, author Kenneth C. Davis has snippets of speeches, fun facts you probably never knew, a brief story-like tale of the man's accomplishments before, during and after his time in the White House and a bulleted list of major events that occurred while he was president. He then grades each president from A+ to F and explains why. For as long a book as it is, it's a relatively quick read.
I chose to read the book cover to cover, but it is also an excellent ready reference book. Have a question about a particular president? Just read that chapter.
Best of all, it's filled with bizarre trivia!
• Find out why liquor became known as "booze" during the campaign of William Henry Harrison.
• Find out who may have been our first gay president. (The love letters were destroyed by both of the men's families, so the evidence is circumstantial at best.)
• Find out which highly-respected and much lauded president was well known for his raunchy and racy jokes.
• Which president had little more than one year of formal schooling and who had none?
• Which vice president took the oath of office totally snockered on whiskey and then gave a rambling, slurred drunken speech to the Senate?
• It wasn't just the Bush-Gore election of 2000. Find out the three other times that the winner of the popular vote was not elected president.
• Find out which 19th century president had a "love child," the news of which made the campaign much like the tabloid-driven campaigns of today.
• Our youngest first lady was just 21 years old. Can you name her?
• Who was the only president to serve two terms non-consecutively? Hint He was married to the youngest first lady.
• Who was the first president to invite a black man--Booker T. Washington--to dine at the White House? He took a political beating for it, too, from Southern voters.
• Two presidents are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. One is John F. Kennedy. Who is the other one?
• Which two presidents were cheerleaders in college?
• As a young man, which president appeared as a model in Cosmopolitan?
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