num_pages: 504
description: In the first major, in-depth study since World War II, Michael P. Riccards provides a narrative history of the U.S. presidency, showing how the chief executives and their personalities shaped national events. Riccards provides coverage of each administration from TR to George W., with extended treatment of the more important presidents. Though there is some biographical material about each chief executive, the focus is on the issues, policies, legislative achievements and foreign policy decisions for each administration. Riccards freely offers his assessments of where each president's strengths and weaknesses were, and where they triumphed and failed during their terms in office.
language: English
title: The Ferocious Engine of Democracy, Updated: From Theodore Roosevelt through George W. Bush
titlecomplete: The Ferocious Engine of Democracy, Updated: From Theodore Roosevelt through George W. Bush
genres: History
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Cooper Square Press