American Caesars. Lives Of The US Presidents, From Franklin D. Roosevelt To George W. Bush

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: VINTAGE ARROW
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: First Edition

Description: 596 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: Eminent biographer Nigel Hamilton offers a group biography of the twelve caesars of our time: the American Presidents from F.D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush.Suetonius The Twelve Caesars became a classic of classical times: a virtuoso literary portrait gallery, remarkable not only for its frank dissections of Romes great emperors, but also because the twelve men were the embodiment -- both good and bad -- of Romes greatest century.In view of the countrys rise to superpower status, the twentieth century has been called the American Century, and  award-winning biographer Nigel Hamilton now gives us the lives of the twelve men who presided over Americas imperial fortunes -- the good, the bad and the truly awful. Not since the days of the Roman emperors has there been such a succession of rulers holding the fate of the world in their hands. How did these American Caesars reach the White House What were the challenges they faced when they got there and how did they meet them And who were these men in their private livesNigel Hamiltons short, candid, critical portraits of the presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush are compulsively readable. Packed with unforgettable characters as well as stories, lessons and revelations, American Caesars is essential reading for our times: a vivid portrait of the United States over the past six decades to rival Suetonius account of classical Rome. Twelve major biographies of influential presidents: Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry S. Truman; Dwight D. Eisenhower; John F. Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Richard Nixon; Gerald Ford; Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan; George H.W. Bush; Bill Clinton; George W. Bush.From the Hardcover edition.

ISBN: 9780099520412