{"product_id":"worst-president-ever-9781493030590","title":"Worst. President. Ever.","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Strauss is perhaps The Funniest. Presidential. Biographer. Ever. But it is no joke that he has turned the story of James Buchanan—indisputably the Worst. President. Ever—into a fascinating tale on the triumph of mediocrity. -- Kai Bird, author of The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames\u003cbr\u003eStrauss makes his case in a manner to be appreciated by both serious historians and modern day politicos. This treatment of a critical piece of Pre-Civil War history will leave readers engaged, entertained, and better equipped to justify their next ranking of Buchanan’s true place in American history. -- Michael Smerconish, television and radio host, and New York Times bestselling author\u003cbr\u003eEntertaining study of ‘the first plodding-to-the-top president,’ a man mercifully forgotten by history. . . . Strauss makes a firm argument for the essential doofusness of the 15th president. * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eStrauss maintains a light tone, but doesn’t sacrifice substance in offering solid historical detail and insights into American politics as the country careened toward Civil War. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eA revealing look at President Buchanan and our fascination with ranking those who have been our Commander in Chief. -- Julian Zelizer, author of The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress and the Battle for the Great Society","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885855093079,"sku":"9781493030590","price":12.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/worst-president-ever-9781493030590","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}