political and social views

Examines Abraham Lincoln's emergence onto the political scene in the years leading up to the Civil War and draws on Lincoln's own words to explore his response to the issues that shaped the war and his presidency.

Presents twelve scholarly essays on twentieth-century American author John Updike's "Rabbit" tetralogy, which follows central character Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom through four decades of American political and social history, up through the Reagan years.

Examines the political decisions made by six presidents between 1825 and 1849 regarding issues concerning the Monroe Doctrine, Indian removal, territorial expansion, the National Bank, tariffs, the war with Mexico, and the institution of slavery.

Primary documents examine the key issues that presidents faced from 1953 to 1969, offering arguments both for and against each president's actions and views.

Presents a selection of primary documents that provide various perspectives on some of the most controversial issues of the Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations, such as the Vietnam War, the U.S. boycott of the Olympic Games, Nixon's pardon, the energy crisis, and others. Includes a time line, bibliographies, and an index.

Primary documents and commentary help argue the pros and cons of a variety of key issues which shaped the presidencies of Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry Truman.

Primary documents help argue the pros and cons of a variety of issues which shaped the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, and Calvin Coolidge.