Examines Jefferson's performance as president, delineating the ideology and agrarian ideal underlying his decisions and actions and evaluating his abilities as policymaker, administrator, and diplomat
Examines Jefferson's performance as president, delineating the ideology and agrarian ideal underlying his decisions and actions and evaluating his abilities as policymaker, administrator, and diplomat
McDonald (history, U. of Alabama) explores how and why the presidency has evolved into such a complex and powerful institution, unlike any other in the world. He chronicles the presidency's creation,
Forrest McDonald is a legend in his own time. Named the sixteenth Jefferson Lecturer by the National Endowment for the Humanities, he is one of our most eminent historians and the author of numerous w
