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Worst. President. Ever.: James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents

byRobert Strauss

—account of poor James Buchanan’s presidency to prove once and for all that, well, few leaders could have done worse. Worst. President. Ever. rests its case on biographical detail, personal testimony, and historical context, making room for uncertainty while explaining what the surviving evidence can establish. Worst. President. Ever. also examines the assumptions surrounding its subject, connecting them to wider arguments in biography & autobiography and history. Worst. President. Ever. emphasizes the specific circumstances that made this story possible and the consequences that followed.

Publisher

Globe Pequot Press, The

Publication date

2017

Format

Print edition

Pages

280

ISBN

9781493030590