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William Jefferson Clinton | |
![]() Outstanding scholars of political communication examine President Clinton's campaign, his words, texts and the dynamics of his ability to inspire the public as the man from Hope. |
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![]() Bill Clinton has long been touted as a master of public speaking form and political discourse. Taken from his speeches as a twenty-seven-year-old candidate for Congress though his 1992 victory speech Preface to the Presidency reveals the power and range of his contribution to our nation's political dialogue. |
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Scott Joplin | |
![]() Relating the life of a significant African-American ragtime composer, a cultural portrait describes his birth to former slaves at a time when blacks were still being denied civil rights, his musical achievements, and his experiences in white society. Not really a biography, but an episodic social history. |
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![]() A biography of ragtime music's greatest composer covering his early days performing in the 1890s in the Midwest to his attempts in New York to have his opera Tremonisha published at the end of his career. For young adult readers. |
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Douglas MacArthur | |
![]() Here, for the first time, is a complete and accurate account of his tumultuous military career and his failed presidential ambitions. Geoffrey Perret, author of groundbreaking works on the history of the U.S. Army and the Army Air Forces in World War II, is the first biographer to have enjoyed unlimited access to MacArthur's official military records, reports, correspondence, and diaries. |
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![]() Learn about the man whose long and brilliant military career, spanning 52 years of the twentieth century, was marked by achievement and controversy. This biography traces MacArthur's public and private life, describing his roles in both World Wars and his peacetime assignments. For readers 8 to 12 years old. |
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