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  • The Politics of Upheaval

    The Age of Roosevelt, 1935–1936

    Series Book 3 - The Age of Roosevelt
    In the third volume of his series on Franklin Roosevelt, the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian focuses on the turbulent final years of FDR's first term.A measure of economic recovery revived political conflict and emboldened Roosevelt's critics to denounce "that man in the White house." To his left were demagogues—Huey Long, Father Coughlin, and Dr. Townsend. To his right were the champions of the ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Crisis of the Old Order 1919–1933

    The Age of Roosevelt, 1919–1933

    A prize–winning historian looks at FDR in the years from the Great War to the Great Depression: "Full of personalities and anecdotes and humor and drama." — The New York TimesThe Crisis of the Old Order, 1919-1933, volume one of Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning historian and biographer Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.'s Age of Roosevelt series, is the first of three books that interpret ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Robert Kennedy and His Times

    The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian chronicles the short life of the Kennedy family's second presidential hopeful.Schlesinger's account vividly recalls the forces that shaped Robert Kennedy, from his position as the third son of a powerful Irish Catholic political clan to his concern for issues of social justice in the turbulent 1960s. Robert Kennedy and His Times is "a picture of a deeply ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Thousand Days

    John F. Kennedy in the White House

    Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner: "Of all the Kennedy books . . . this is the best." — TimeArthur M. Schlesinger Jr. served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy throughout his presidency—from the long and grueling campaign to Kennedy's tragic and unexpected assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald. In A Thousand Days, Schlesinger combines intimate knowledge as one of President ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Coming of the New Deal

    The Age of Roosevelt, 1933–1935

    Series Book 2 - The Age of Roosevelt
    Volume two of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's Age of Roosevelt series describes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first tumultuous years in the White House.Coming into office at the bottom of the Great Depression, FDR told the American people that they have nothing to fear but fear itself. The conventional wisdom having failed, he tried unorthodox remedies to avert economic collapse. His first ... Read more

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  • The Imperial Presidency

    A "brilliant" examination of the growth of presidential power from George Washington to George W. Bush, by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian ( Newsweek).Over the course of two centuries, the power of the president of the United States has grown exponentially. From George Washington to Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon to George W. Bush, presidential power has both served and ... Read more

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  • The Cycles of American History

    A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian discusses "the Cold War, political parties, the presidency, and many broader philosophical issues [with] incisive wit" ( Library Journal).A celebrated historian, speechwriter, and adviser to President Kennedy, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. draws on decades of astute observation to construct a dialectic of American politics, or as Time magazine called it, a "recurring ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Journals

    1952-2000

    From his entrance into Democratic leadership circles in the 1950s through his years in the Kennedy administration and up until his last days, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., was always at the vital center of American politics. For more than half a century, the master historian recorded his experiences and opinions in journals that together form an intimate chronicle of life at the highest levels of ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society (Revised and Enlarged Edition)

    Reflections on a Multicultural Society

    The bestseller that reminded us what it means to be an American is more timely than ever in this updated and enlarged edition, including "Schlesinger's Syllabus," an annotated reading list of core books on the American experience.The classic image of the American nation — a melting pot in which differences of race, wealth, religion, and nationality are submerged in democracy — is being replaced by ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    A Thousand Days

    John F. Kennedy in the White House

    Narrated by Adam Verner ...

    Unabridged

    44 hours

    Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner: "Of all the Kennedy books . . . this is the best." —TimeArthur M. Schlesinger Jr. served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy throughout his presidency—from the long and grueling campaign to Kennedy's tragic and unexpected assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald. In A Thousand Days, Schlesinger combines intimate knowledge as one of President ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Martin Van Buren

    The American Presidents Series: The 8th President, 1837-1841

    Series series The American Presidents
    The first president born after America's independence ushers in a new era of no-holds-barred democracy.The first "professional politician" to become president, the slick and dandyish Martin Van Buren was to all appearances the opposite of his predecessor, the rugged general and Democratic champion Andrew Jackson. Van Buren, a native Dutch speaker, was America's first ethnic president as well as ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Jacqueline Kennedy

    Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy

    Unabridged

    9 hours 14 min

    Celebrate the life and legacy of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, with this expansive illustrated book which includes interviews, recordings and other exclusive materials.To mark John F. Kennedy's centennial, celebrate the life and legacy of the 35th President of the United States.In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy recorded seven historic interviews about her life with John F. ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD