Presidential courage : brave leaders and how they changed America, 1789-1989
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- ISBN: 0684857057
- ISBN: 9780684857053
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xiii, 430 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. - Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-408) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | A speedy death to General Washington! -- Kick this treaty to hell! -- The damnedest liar -- He may retire with undiminish'd glory -- Rivalries irritated to madness -- Oh, that I was a soldier! -- Rocks and quicksands on all sides -- The most splendid diamond in my crown -- I will kill it! -- Not a man to be forced -- I was born for the storm -- Who would have had the courage? -- I am going to be beaten -- Too angelic for this devilish rebellion -- A well-meaning baboon -- The country will be saved -- I see dynamite -- Black storm -- A rough-and-tumble man -- I upset them all -- We must protect the chief! -- Gloom personified -- Salute your Caesar? -- We have avoided a putsch -- No people except the Hebrews -- The right place at the right time -- How could this have happened? -- I am Cyrus! -- They never show their passion -- Go get him, Johnny boy! -- It's going to be a civil war -- A man has to take a stand -- We win and they lose! -- It left me greatly depressed -- Don't worry that I've lost my bearings -- A miracle has taken place. |
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