Title: Lincoln's way : how six great Presidents created American power /
Authors: Striner, Richard, 1950-
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ; Distributed by National Book Network,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, Influence.; Presidents United States History; Political leadership United States History; Federal government United States History; Power (Social sciences) United States History.; United States Politics and government.
Abstract: "In Lincoln's Way, historian Richard Striner tells the story of America's rise to global power and the presidential leaders who envisioned it and made it happen. From Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt within the Republican Party, the legacy was passed along to Franklin Delano Roosevelt--the Democratic Roosevelt--who bequeathed it to Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John F. Kennedy."--Book jacket.
Contents: Forgotten paths in American politics -- From the founders to Abraham Lincoln -- From Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt -- The legacy crosses party lines : from Theodore to Franklin D. Roosevelt -- The legacy as great power statecraft : from Truman to Nixon -- The legacy in ruins : from Carter to George W. Bush -- Horizons.