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States of the Union - by David Kaiser (Paperback)
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Highlights
- States of the Union uses State of the Union addresses and other presidential addresses to tell the story of the political history of the United States from Washington's inauguration in 1789 through 2023.
- Author(s): David Kaiser
- 492 Pages
- History, General
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Book Synopsis
States of the Union uses State of the Union addresses and other presidential addresses to tell the story of the political history of the United States from Washington's inauguration in 1789 through 2023. The addresses provide a remarkable record of how the country saw itself, what problems required solutions--both at home and in the larger world--what solutions presidents proposed, and what was actually accomplished. Meanwhile, election results register the verdicts of the American people. Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and Reagan emerge as our most influential presidents. These presidential addresses, it turns out, tell the amazing story of the great American political experiment that began more than two centuries ago, and faces one of its greatest tests today..
Review Quotes
"A wonderful book, one that anyone interested in American history will very much enjoy reading."
-Marc Trachtenberg, Professor emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles
"In this exceptional study of the speeches of American" Drawing on readily available sources, David Kaiser provides a superb and concise political history of the United States. States of the Union provides the concise yet magisterial political history of the United States that today's college students desperately need but increasingly cannot find."
-James McAllister, Professor of Political Science, Williams College