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Author:
Brettschneider, Corey Lang, author.
Title:
The Presidents and the People : Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It / Corey Brettschneider.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company,
Copyright Date:
2024
Description:
358 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Presidents--History.--United States--History.
Executive power--United States--History.
Misconduct in office--United States--History.
Political corruption--United States--History.
Constitutional law--United States--History.
Democracy--United States--History.
Pouvoir exécutif--États-Unis--Histoire.
Prévarication--États-Unis--Histoire.
Corruption (Politique)--États-Unis--Histoire.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-342) and index.
Summary:
This meticulously researched account of assaults on democracy by five presidents who imprisoned critics, spread a culture of white supremacy and committed crimes with impunity shows how citizens like Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells and Daniel Ellsberg fought back against presidential abuses of power.
ISBN:
1324006277
9781324006275
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1440094785
LCCN:
bl2024013571
Locations:
CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

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