"To The Best of My Ability"; The American Presidents

New York: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc, 2000. First American Edition [stated], First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is approximately 7 inches by 9.5 inches. 480 pages. Frontis illustration with some color. Illustrations (some in color). Boxes. Includes "The Campaigns and Inaugural Addresses", About the Contributors. Index. Photo Credits. DJ has slight wear and soiling. This was produced in association with The Society of American Historians. A compelling, richly illustrated look at the forty-two men who have served as President of the United States describes the campaigns, elections, administration, events, and legacy of each of America's leaders, from Washington to Clinton, accompanied by thoroughly annotated period photographs and artwork. Among the contributors are: Joseph Ellis, Robert Remini, Thomas Fleming, Hans Trefousse, Allen Weinstein, James Chance, Robert Dallek, Herbert Parmet, Richard Reeves, Tom Wicker, Douglas Brinkley, and Evan Thomas. James M. "Jim" McPherson (born October 11, 1936) is an American Civil War historian, and is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He received the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. McPherson was the president of the American Historical Association in 2003, and is a member of the editorial board of Encyclopædia Britannica. In 2007, he was awarded the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for lifetime achievement in military history. In 2007, he was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize for lifetime achievement in military history given by the Society for Military History. David has written nineteen books and edited a dozen more during his quarter century in publishing. Most of these titles focus on making American history accessible to a broad audience. Working with many of the finest historians-including Pulitzer Prize-winners Joseph Ellis and James McPherson and Archivist of the U. S. Allen Weinstein.