Author in chief: the presidents as writers from Washington to Trump

With the publication of his Personal Memoirs in 1885, Ulysses S. Grant established what is today known as the presidential memoir. Every U.S. president since Benjamin Harrison has written one and many have turned to other forms of writing as well. This book covers the history of works--diaries, auto...

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1. Verfasser: Costanzo, Michael B. 1961- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2019]
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Zusammenfassung:With the publication of his Personal Memoirs in 1885, Ulysses S. Grant established what is today known as the presidential memoir. Every U.S. president since Benjamin Harrison has written one and many have turned to other forms of writing as well. This book covers the history of works--diaries, autobiographies, political manifestos, speeches, ficiton and poetry--authored by U.S. presidents and published prior to, during or after their terms. The writing was easy for some, harder for others. Success varied from literary comebacks and bestsellers to false starts and failures--back cover
Beschreibung:ix, 237 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:9781476675701

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