Description:Craughwell has highlighted approximately thirty ground-breaking presidential decisions that are of particular importance in U.S. history and often, the history of the world. From well-known but fascinating stories like the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, which doubled the U.S. territory, to the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, to less obvious but still important decisions like the GI bill, which sent millions of Americans to college who would not have gone otherwise, and Nixon’s decision to go to China, which opened communication lines with a communist nation for the first time.Thomas J. Craughwell is the author of several history books, including Failures of the Presidents, How the Barbarian Invasions Shaped the Modern World (both Fair Winds Press), and Stealing Lincoln’s Body (Harvard University Press). He has written articles on history, religion, and politics for the Wall Street Journal, American Spectator, and US News and World Report. He appeared on the History Channel for a show on Lincoln.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Buck Stops Here: The 28 Toughest Presidential Decisions and How They Changed History. To get started finding The Buck Stops Here: The 28 Toughest Presidential Decisions and How They Changed History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Buck Stops Here: The 28 Toughest Presidential Decisions and How They Changed History
Description: Craughwell has highlighted approximately thirty ground-breaking presidential decisions that are of particular importance in U.S. history and often, the history of the world. From well-known but fascinating stories like the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, which doubled the U.S. territory, to the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, to less obvious but still important decisions like the GI bill, which sent millions of Americans to college who would not have gone otherwise, and Nixon’s decision to go to China, which opened communication lines with a communist nation for the first time.Thomas J. Craughwell is the author of several history books, including Failures of the Presidents, How the Barbarian Invasions Shaped the Modern World (both Fair Winds Press), and Stealing Lincoln’s Body (Harvard University Press). He has written articles on history, religion, and politics for the Wall Street Journal, American Spectator, and US News and World Report. He appeared on the History Channel for a show on Lincoln.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Buck Stops Here: The 28 Toughest Presidential Decisions and How They Changed History. To get started finding The Buck Stops Here: The 28 Toughest Presidential Decisions and How They Changed History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.