Failures of the Presidents: From the Whiskey Rebellion and War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs and War in Iraq - Softcover

Craughwell, Thomas J.; Phelps, M. William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0785830545 ISBN 13: 9780785830542

Publisher: Crestline, 2013

Synopsis

Everybody makes mistakes, but when an American President blunders the result can be catastrophic.  This in depth look at presidential decision making processes gone wrong reveals the policies and courses of action that seemed promising at the time, but turned out to be the worst decisions American Presidents have made.   The stories featured here altered the course of the nation's history, and in some cases changed the history of the world for the worse.

About this title

From the Author:

SERIAL KILLER EXPERT, star of the hit Investigation Discovery series DARK MINDS and acclaimed investigative journalist M. William Phelps is the national bestselling, award-winning author of 22 nonfiction books. Winner of 2008 New England Book Festival Award for "I'll Be Watching You," Phelps has made over 100 television appearances, including CBS's "Early Show," "The Today Show," "The View," "Fox & Friends," truTV, Discovery Channel, Fox News Channel, ABC's "Good Morning America," Learning Channel, Biography Channel, History Channel, Oxygen, OWN, and others. He's been on USA Radio Network, Catholic Radio, Mancow, Wall Street Journal Radio, Zac Daniel, Ava Maria Radio, ABC News Radio, and Radio America, who calls him "the nation's leading authority on the mind of the female murderer." He's written for numerous publications, consulted on the first season of the hit Showtime cable television series "Dexter," and written several narrative history books, including NATHAN HALE, THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND, THE DEVIL'S ROOMING HOUSE and MURDER, NEW ENGLAND.

About the Author:

Thomas J. Craughwell is the author of several books, most recently How the Barbarian Invasions Shaped the Modern World, and Stealing Lincoln's Body.  He has written articles on history, religion, politics, and popular culture for the Wall Street Journal, American Spectator, and U.S. News & World Report.  He lives in Bethel, Connecticut.

Journalist, lecturer, and historian M. William Phelps is the author of eleven books, including his most recent, Nathan Hale:  The Life and Death of America's First Spy.  He lives in Vernon, Connecticut.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crestline
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0785830545
• ISBN 13: 9780785830542
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320