In Pols , Jack Beatty presents a writer's portrait gallery of America's most famous and infamous politicians. Whether it's John Dos Passos' brilliant six-page treatment of the life of Theodore Roosevelt, H.L.Mencken on Warren Harding's vapid orotundity, Richard Hofstadter on Herbert Hoover's cult of the individual, Hodding Carter on the terrifying rise of Huey Long, Robert A.Caro on the lonely integrity of Sam Rayburn, Fred Greenstein on the subtle wisdom of Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Rovere on Joe McCarthy the liar, Mike ...
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In Pols , Jack Beatty presents a writer's portrait gallery of America's most famous and infamous politicians. Whether it's John Dos Passos' brilliant six-page treatment of the life of Theodore Roosevelt, H.L.Mencken on Warren Harding's vapid orotundity, Richard Hofstadter on Herbert Hoover's cult of the individual, Hodding Carter on the terrifying rise of Huey Long, Robert A.Caro on the lonely integrity of Sam Rayburn, Fred Greenstein on the subtle wisdom of Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Rovere on Joe McCarthy the liar, Mike Royko on a day in the life of Richard M. Daley, Lou Cannon on Ronald Reagan's use of humor, or James Fallows on the passionless presidency of Jimmy Carter, these and other classic pieces come at the American breed of politicians from every sort of angle. Particularly at the height of this political season, it's both edifying and a joy to read some of America's greatest political biographers on a century of its most notable politicians. The writers in Pols show us American politicians in all their stripes --cowardly and brave, charismatic and enigmatic, in charge and lost at sea. Pols , a brilliant collection for the bookshelf or nightstand of any political junkie or fan of good writing, is a literary investigation into American political history at its earthiest and its most high flown.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. BI3-A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, light discoloration and shelf wear. The boodlers, demagogues, heroes, jokesters, populists, and thinkers. Contributors C. Vann Woodward, Vachel Lindsay, John Dos Passos, Jack Beatty, H.L. Mencken, Richard Hofstadter, Hooding Carter, Robert A. Caro, Conrad Black, Blanche Wiesen Cook, David McCullough, Fred I. Greenstein, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Norman Mailer, William E. Leuchtenburg, Philip Roth, Mike Royko, Lou Cannon, Garry Wills, John Aloysius Farrell, Richard Ben Cramer. 9.5"x6.5", 463 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
