Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2003. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xv, 301 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Suggestions for Further Reading. Name Index. Subject Index. Name of previous owner present. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Foreword by Richard Norton Smith. After receiving his Ph.D. from Yale in 1966, Lewis Ludlow Gould taught history at the University of Texas at Austin until his retirement in 1998. Gould has written and edited numerous articles and books on politics and the American presidency. "The Modern American Presidency" is a lively, interpretive synthesis of 20th century leaders, filled with intriguing insights into how the presidency has evolved as America rose to prominence on the world stage. Gould traces the decline of the party system and the increasing importance of the media, resulting in the rise of the president as celebrity. More

Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2008. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xi, [1], 220 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. DJ has minor sticker residue at back. Includes Editor's Preface; Introduction: The Bull Moose on the Stump; and Index. Chapters include Starting Out in New England; The Second New England Tour; Campaigning in the Middle West; The Pacific Northwest and the Pacific Coast; Returning to Oyster Bay; The Second Western Tour; and The End of the Campaign. Publisher's ephemera from the University Press of Kansas Press has been laid in. Historian Lewis L. Gould has specialized in the history of American politics. His books have often focused on the American presidency, as well as First Ladies of the White House. In many cases Gould's books have contradicted conventional wisdom to offer a fresh historical viewpoint on his subject. In addition to books with more narrow focuses, such as 1968 and his analyses of individual presidents like McKinley and Roosevelt, Gould has written broad histories of American politics. In The Modern American Presidency, for example, the historian covers the administrations of William McKinley through George W. Bush. His main thesis in tracing the evolution of the presidential office is that the head of state's responsibilities have become so broad over the years that it is nearly impossible for any one person to carry out the leadership role effectively, especially as the president has become more of a national symbol of the country. Gould also criticizes the cult of celebrity that has caused presidents to spend increasingly large amounts of time and energy campaigning for reelection, rather than focusing on their executive responsibilities. More