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An eye–opening portrait of Lincoln behind the scenes: Here is the career–long party politician whose brilliant coalition–building during the Civil War set the political foundation for emancipation and Union victory. We know Lincoln as the eloquent, compassionate leader of a nation torn by civil war. But he had another, less visible side, equally central to his character and leadership: Lincoln was a master of party politics.

En un mundo dominado por imperios, George Washington no solo ganó una guerra: inventó una forma nueva de ejercer el poder. Este libro recorre su vida desde la Virginia colonial hasta la presidencia, mostrando al hombre detrás del mito: el joven ambicioso que aprendió a medir la tierra y el riesgo, el comandante que sostuvo un ejército roto en los inviernos más duros y el líder que, tras la victoria, hizo lo impensable: renunció al mando para que naciera una república real.

Dukakis is in the tank! The Queen looks like a talking purple hat! We didn’t leave Chelsea Clinton in Moscow, right? The most harrowing and hilarious stories behind presidential events over the past sixty years—from the Rose Garden to Air Force One, foreign trips to the campaign...