The Forgotten Presidents: Their Untold Constitutional Legacy 9780199967797, 2012032612

Their names linger in memory mainly as punch lines, synonyms for obscurity: Millard Fillmore, Chester Arthur, Calvin Coo

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The Forgotten Presidents: Their Untold Constitutional Legacy
9780199967797, 2012032612

This is the true history of a man named John Chisholm Smyles. He was a surveyor and recorder. As a young man, he venture

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In White House Ghosts, veteran Washington reporter Robert Schlesinger opens a fresh and revealing window on the modern p

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A rich romp through untold American history featuring fabulous characters, The Wild Vine is the tale of a little-known A

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Muslims in American History: A Forgotten Legacy confronts the prevalent myth that Islam in America is a relatively recen

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There may be a certain discrepancy between formal and actual positions of presidents in Central and East European countr

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Argues that Presidents Roosevelt and Wilson are to blame for limiting personal liberty and creating a far-reaching feder

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Twenty-five years ago, after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, Gerald Ford promised a return to normalcy. "My

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Written with the unprecedented cooperation of the Naval Special Warfare community, here is the definitive history of the

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*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts from Hittite annals about their culture and battles *Includes a bibliography for f

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