Star-spangled Men

Star-spangled Men
Title Star-spangled Men PDF eBook
Author Nathan Miller
Publisher Scribner Book Company
Pages 288
Release 1998
Genre Biography & Autobiography
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Profiles "the ten worst presidents"--Jimmy Carter, William Howard Taft, Benjamin Harrison, Calvin Coolidge, Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Warren Gamaliel Harding, and Richard Milhous Nixon. Also profiles "the two most overrated presidents"--Thomas Jefferson and John F. Kennedy.

Star-Spangled Men

Star-Spangled Men
Title Star-Spangled Men PDF eBook
Author Nathan Miller
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 282
Release 2008-06-30
Genre History
ISBN 1439125732

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Picking America's best presidents is easy. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt usually lead the list, But choosing the nation's worst presidents requires more thought. In Star-Spangled Men, respected presidential biographer Nathan Miller puts on display those leaders who were abject failures as chief executive. With pointed humor and a deft hand, he presents a rogues' gallery of the men who dropped the presidential ball, and sometimes their pants as well. Miller includes Richard M. Nixon, who was forced to resign to escape impeachment; Jimmy Carter, who proved that the White House is not the place for on-the-job training; and Warren G. Harding, who gave "being in the closet" new meaning as he carried on extramarital interludes in one near the Oval Office. This current edition also includes a new assessment of Bill Clinton -- who has admitted lying to his family, his aides, his cabinet, and the American people.

Star Spangled Banner

Star Spangled Banner
Title Star Spangled Banner PDF eBook
Author Francis Scott Key
Publisher
Pages 24
Release 1907
Genre National songs
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Star Spangled Scandal

Star Spangled Scandal
Title Star Spangled Scandal PDF eBook
Author Chris DeRose
Publisher Regnery History
Pages 369
Release 2019-06-25
Genre History
ISBN 1621578054

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A HISTORY BOOK CLUB BESTSELLER "True crime fans will relish this thoughtful look at a murder and its aftermath that riveted a nation." — Publisher's Weekly book review "There may be no two more addicting topics to people right now than politics and true crime. Star Spangled Scandal delves into both of these—with a heavy dose of sex added in." — NPR book review “… and sir I do assure you he has as much the use of your wife as you have.” — From an anonymous note delivered to Congressman Daniel Sickles on February 24, 1859 It is two years before the Civil War, and Congressman Daniel Sickles and his lovely wife Teresa are popular fixtures in Washington, D.C. society. Their house sits on Lafayette Square across from White House grounds, and the president himself is godfather to the Sickles’ six-year-old daughter. Because Congressman Sickles is frequently out of town, he trusts his friend, U.S. Attorney Philip Barton Key—son of Francis Scott Key—to escort the beautiful Mrs. Sickles to parties in his absence. Revelers in D.C. are accustomed to the sight of the congressman’s wife with the tall, Apollo-like Philip Barton Key, who is considered “the handsomest man in all Washington society… foremost among the popular men of the capital.” Then one day an anonymous note sets into motion a tragic course of events that culminates in a shocking murder in broad daylight in Lafayette Square. This is the riveting true story of the murder and trial that sparked a national debate on madness, male honor, female virtue, fidelity, and the rule of law. Bestselling author Chris DeRose (The Presidents’ War) uses diary entries, letters, newspaper accounts, and eyewitness testimonies to bring the characters to thrilling life in this antebellum true crime history.

Can You Sing "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

Can You Sing
Title Can You Sing "The Star-Spangled Banner"? PDF eBook
Author Martha E. H. Rustad
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Pages 28
Release 2014-11-01
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1467744697

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It's time for music class! Are you ready to sing the national anthem? Do you know the story behind this famous song? It tells about how the American flag survived a battle. Join Ms. Hill's class as they learn who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner," what the words mean, and why we sing it.

Star-Spangled Soccer

Star-Spangled Soccer
Title Star-Spangled Soccer PDF eBook
Author G. Hopkins
Publisher Springer
Pages 345
Release 2016-01-18
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0230278043

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Star-Spangled Soccer traces the development of soccer in the USA. It is the first book that tells the story of how the sport rose to extreme highs and suffered almost catastrophic lows as it fought to position itself on the American sports landscape, beginning with the announcement from FIFA in 1988 that America would host the 1994 World Cup.

A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard

A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard
Title A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard PDF eBook
Author Hideo Levy
Publisher Columbia University Press
Pages 137
Release 2011-07-19
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0231527977

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Set against the political and social upheavals of the 1960s, A Room Where the Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard tells the story of Ben Isaac, a blond-haired, blue-eyed American youth living with his father at the American consulate in Yokohama. Chafing against his father's strict authority and the trappings of an America culture that has grown increasingly remote, Ben flees home to live with Ando, his Japanese friend. Refusing to speak English with Ben, Ando shows the young American the way to Shinjuku, the epicenter of Japan's countercultural movement and the closest Ben has ever felt to home. From the vantage point of a privileged and alienated "outsider" (gaijin), Levy's narrative, which echoes events in his own life, beautifully captures a heady, eventful moment in Japanese history. It also richly renders the universal struggle to grasp the full contours of one's identity. Wandering the streets of Shinjuku, Ben can barely decipher the signs around him or make sense of the sounds reaching his ears. Eventually, the symbols and sensations take root, and he becomes one with Japanese language and culture. Through his explorations, Ben breaks free from English and the constraints of being a gaijin. Levy's coming-of-age novel is an eloquent elegy to a lost time.