American Presidents Series
God Wills it: Presidents and the Political Use of Religion
1st Edition
By David O'Connell
December 30, 2016
God Wills It is a comprehensive study of presidential religious rhetoric. Using careful analysis of hundreds of transcripts, David O'Connell reveals the hidden strategy behind presidential religious speech. He asks when and why religious language is used, and when it is, whether such language is ...
The Irish and the American Presidency
1st Edition
By Nicole Anderson Yanoso
October 30, 2016
There is a widely held notion that, except for the elections of 1928 and 1960, the Irish have primarily influenced only state and local government. The Irish and the American Presidency reveals that the Irish have had a consistent and noteworthy impact on presidential careers, policies, and ...
John Adams
1st Edition
By Anne Burleigh
March 15, 2009
The rare man who can sift the unchanging out of a constantly changing world is a man for the ages. John Adams, philosopher of the Revolution and early America, and participant in many of the major events of that period, strove to find universal patterns in the lives of all men. His life and ideas ...