Political Leaders & Leadership

The son of a Lithuanian blacksmith, Sidney R. Yates rose to the pinnacle of Washington power and influence. As chair of a House Appropriations Subc...

Effervescent Adventures with Britannia is the latest addition to Wm Roger Louis's stimulating and acclaimed series, Adventures with Britannia. It d...

Be inspired by Barack Obama and learn how to think big with this unique insight into the mind of one of the worlds great influencers. Born to a bla...

Edmund Burke (1730-97) lived during one of the most extraordinary periods of world history. He grappled with the significance of the British Empire...

Four score and seven years ago . . .Are any six words better known, of greater import, or from a more crucial moment in Americas history? And yet a...

Elkanah Watson (1758-1842) travelled everywhere and associated with everyone--soldiers, politicians, diplomats, Indians, artists, scientists, sl...

This is a revision and updating of the first edition, published in 2000. Presidents from Washington to Obama are rated in the categories of Foreign...

When Harry Truman was rescued from political obscurity to become Franklin Roosevelts running mate, black Americans were deeply troubled. Many belie...

New Zealands most reforming government was led in part by Deputy Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer, who then became the 33rd prime minister and an...

Rutherford B Hayes and Lucy Webb Hayes lived their lives as though they knew Rutherford would become President of the United States one day. They n...

George W. Bush has been branded the worst president in history and forced to endure accusations that he abused his power while presiding over a law...

Volume 38 opens on 1 July 1802, when Jefferson is in Washington, and closes on 12 November, when he is again there. For the last week of July and a...

Between 1932 and 1981, Congress periodically delegated authority to the President that allowed him to develop plans for reorganisation of portions ...

More than two hundred years after his death, George Washington is still often considered the metaphorical father of the United States. He was fi...

This book contains a collection of Stephen Hess''s best essays on the presidency. Written over a fifteen year period, the essays selected are just ...