American Presidents - E-book - ePub

This small volume discusses on one of the most hystericaltopics on American history. The foundations of the republic ofUnited States is a much discussed historical subject mired withdynamic emotional elements and rhetoric. It is indeed one ofthe epic episodes not just of the foundation of the great nationwe see today, but also of the evolution of democratisation ofthe world. The history of the United States is the history of its electedpresidents, without whom the country would still be amash-mash of several territories, native tribes andcolonialpossessions.
America's war against colonialism would actas a catalyst of nationalism for several countries in the decadesto come after the official surrender of the British at their defeatat Yorktown in 1783. The War of American Independence wasled none other than by George Washington, the first Presidentand one of the most influential rulers in American history. Thecountry's gradual rise and triumph as the leading internationalpower in the 20th century, still observed today, is a legacy leftby none other by leading presidents like Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison andFranklin Roosevelt among many others, followed by their staffand individuals who coordinated in making a country knowntoday as United States of America.
Brief discussion on the foundation of American constitutionfollowing from the events relating to the great war ofindependence, the legacy left behind by George Washington andhis first cabinet, all up to the declaration of the Civil War, thebloodiest indigenous conflict the U. S has ever faced, resolvedingeniously by Abraham Lincoln's rigorous presidency and hisguiding leadership still felt across America, are some of thetopics of this volume.
The legendary guidance showed byFranklin Roosevelt during the Second World War and thecharismatic leadership of the late John F. Kennedy are some ofthe ending topics, concluding finally with the legacy left bymodern presidents such as Bill Clinton and the currentlypresiding incumbent, Barrack Obama.