This is a two-part story about
President Benjamin Harrison's Italian Crisis. Part one appeared
July 6, 2003
July 13, 2003
To read more about this and other crises which the Chief Executive
got the country into, we suggest:
Presidenial Machismo by Alexander DeConde
Harry Truman stated that
in his time the American presidency had become "the greatest
and most important office in the history of the world. Its war
power he alleged would have made Ceasar or Genghis Kahn envious.
This book explores how presidents accumulated this power, focusing
on their penchant for using military force unilaterally and their
reasons for doing so. Some experts on the presidency believe
that the office's "real potency does not show on the face
of the Constitution" but in the presonality of the individual
in the White House." Other maintain that the impact of personality
on how the president functions has grown beyond constitutional
constraints. You will be surprised at how many of our presidents,
through ego or stupidity, brought us to the brink of war. You
will be more suprised and shocked to learn the trivial reasons
for these near-conflicts.
6" x 9 391 pages, index, paperbound
#431 Presidential Machismo $22.95 |
Here are two volumes containing
reproductions of Flashbacks cartoons:
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A Cartoon of the
District of Columbia Flashbacks
Volume One Patrick M.
Reynolds brings history
to life with a sense of humor. His exciting drawings put you
on the scene with the conflicts, madness, plus the wheeling and
dealing that resulted in the location and construction of the
U.S. capital city. This book covers the early history of DC from
1776 to 1863. You'll be surprised at how many cities served as
the U.S. capital; you'll be amazed that the city was built--despite
all the bickering, petty jealousies, and down-right stupidity.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F1 Cartoon History of DC $25.00 |
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DC Neighborhoods Flashbacks
Vol. Two Artist-writer Patrick M. Reynolds takes
you to the Washington that tourists seldom see The U.S. capital
expanded with the growth of public transportation into such areas
as Shepard Park, Takoma Park, Chevy Chase, Kalorama, Dupont Circle,
Adams Morgan, Capital Hill, LDroit Park, Tenleytown, Brookland,
and others. Stories in this book go back to the explorations
of Capt. John Smith in the 1600s and the Indian Wars of early
Virginia, continuing into the 20th century with the introduction
of the cherry trees to Washington and the end of segregation
in public schools.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F2 Cartoon History of DC $14.95
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