Wanting to buff up your knowledge of the U.S. presidency for election day? Here are some recent UGA Press titles that cover American presidential leadership, policy and history:
THE FAITHS OF THE POSTWAR PRESIDENTS: FROM TRUMAN TO OBAMA
A compelling look at the role of religion in American politics and culture
David L. Holmes
"This is an admirable and colorful yet balanced look at our recent Presidents and their religious beliefs. It will have wide appeal for all readers and particularly for those interested in presidential history." —Nancy Richey, Library Journal
"Holmes, professor of religious studies at the College of William and Mary (The Faiths of the Founding Fathers) examines the backgrounds of our presidents since WWII by delving into their families, the people who influenced their religious beliefs, and their patterns of attending Sunday worship. . . . [I]t is well-researched reading for the reader who wants to know about the presidency." —Publishers Weekly
FAITH BASED
Jason Hackworth
"Hackworth's study begins to remedy the absence of attention to religion within the critical scholarship on neoliberalism, and it will push this literature in a new and much needed direction. Faith Based is very accessible and interesting, and it moves along nicely. It's a great book." —Jason Dittmer, author of Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity
HERE, GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS BORN
Seth C. Bruggeman
"In addition to his discussion of this national monument, Bruggeman provides a broader insight into the history of public commemoration from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century, highlighting the changing ways in which sites and objects have been revered...Bruggeman’s study adds an important piece of the puzzle to our understanding of public history and the ways in which the past has been presented to general audiences during the last eighty years."
—American Historical Review
JIMMY CARTER, THE POLITICS OF FAMILY AND THE RISE OF THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT
A look at the seismic shift in the political landscape that gave rise to the Religious Right
J. Brooks Flippen
"Flippen offers an exhaustive, highly documented, and fascinating account of how Jimmy Carter both helped inaugurate 'The Year of the Evangelical' in 1976 and ultimately lost the momentum of this movement to Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party."—Choice
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LIFE OF GENERAL WASHINGTON
David Humphreys With George Washington's Remarks Edited and with an Introduction by Rosemarie Zagarri
"Priceless . . . The book belongs on all Washington shelves."—Library Journal
JIMMY CARTER, AMERICAN MORALIST
The life story and moral legacy of our thirty-ninth president
Kenneth E. Morris
"[Written] with humor, precision, and precocious hindsight."—Washington Post Book World
THE FAITHS OF THE POSTWAR PRESIDENTS: FROM TRUMAN TO OBAMAA compelling look at the role of religion in American politics and culture
David L. Holmes
"This is an admirable and colorful yet balanced look at our recent Presidents and their religious beliefs. It will have wide appeal for all readers and particularly for those interested in presidential history." —Nancy Richey, Library Journal
"Holmes, professor of religious studies at the College of William and Mary (The Faiths of the Founding Fathers) examines the backgrounds of our presidents since WWII by delving into their families, the people who influenced their religious beliefs, and their patterns of attending Sunday worship. . . . [I]t is well-researched reading for the reader who wants to know about the presidency." —Publishers Weekly
FAITH BASED
A critical examination of faith-based organizations as a replacement for the welfare state
Jason Hackworth
"Hackworth's study begins to remedy the absence of attention to religion within the critical scholarship on neoliberalism, and it will push this literature in a new and much needed direction. Faith Based is very accessible and interesting, and it moves along nicely. It's a great book." —Jason Dittmer, author of Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity
HERE, GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS BORNSeth C. Bruggeman
"In addition to his discussion of this national monument, Bruggeman provides a broader insight into the history of public commemoration from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century, highlighting the changing ways in which sites and objects have been revered...Bruggeman’s study adds an important piece of the puzzle to our understanding of public history and the ways in which the past has been presented to general audiences during the last eighty years."
—American Historical Review
A look at the seismic shift in the political landscape that gave rise to the Religious Right
J. Brooks Flippen
"Flippen offers an exhaustive, highly documented, and fascinating account of how Jimmy Carter both helped inaugurate 'The Year of the Evangelical' in 1976 and ultimately lost the momentum of this movement to Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party."—Choice
Other related titles:
LIFE OF GENERAL WASHINGTON
David Humphreys With George Washington's Remarks Edited and with an Introduction by Rosemarie Zagarri
"Priceless . . . The book belongs on all Washington shelves."—Library Journal
JIMMY CARTER, AMERICAN MORALIST
The life story and moral legacy of our thirty-ninth president
Kenneth E. Morris
"[Written] with humor, precision, and precocious hindsight."—Washington Post Book World
