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- catalog abstract ""Presidential rankings emerged in 1948 when Life magazine published an article by the prominent historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr., who had selected 55 experts on the presidency and asked them to rank the presidents. He arranged the results into categories of "Great," "Near Great," "Average," "Below Average" and "Failure," producing a substantial article that attracted wide public attention. His work and similar studies have not escaped criticism, however." "Many general works on the presidency have discussed presidential greatness and identified presidents who stood out for good or ill. Unavoidable inadequacies limit all ranking schemes, regardless of the complicated measures that authors employ in their attempts to be "scientific." This book provides useful criticism of presidential rankings. It is arranged chronologically, and discusses each president's performance and many ranking studies in detail."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13267847.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Many general works on the presidency have discussed presidential greatness and identified presidents who stood out for good or ill. Unavoidable inadequacies limit all ranking schemes, regardless of the complicated measures that authors employ in their attempts to be "scientific." This book provides useful criticism of presidential rankings. It is arranged chronologically, and discusses each president's performance and many ranking studies in detail."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""Presidential rankings emerged in 1948 when Life magazine published an article by the prominent historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr., who had selected 55 experts on the presidency and asked them to rank the presidents. He arranged the results into categories of "Great," "Near Great," "Average," "Below Average" and "Failure," producing a substantial article that attracted wide public attention. His work and similar studies have not escaped criticism, however."".
- catalog description "1. George Washington -- 2. John Adams -- 3. Thomas Jefferson -- 4. James Madison -- 5. James Monroe -- 6. John Quincy Adams -- 7. Andrew Jackson -- 8. Martin Van Buren -- 9. William Henry Harrison -- 10. John Tyler -- 11. James K. Polk -- 12. Zachary Taylor -- 13. Millard Fillmore -- 14. Franklin Pierce -- 15. James Buchanan -- 16. Abraham Lincoln -- 17. Andrew Johnson -- 18. Ulysses S. Grant -- 19. Rutherford B. Hayes -- 20. James A. Garfield -- 21. Chester Alan Arthur -- 22. Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) -- 23. Benjamin Harrison -- 24. Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) -- 25. William McKinley -- 26. Theodore Roosevelt -- 27. William Howard Taft -- 28. Woodrow Wilson.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-394) and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 411 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Presidential performance.".
- catalog identifier "0786418206 (softcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Presidential performance.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co.,".
- catalog relation "Presidential performance.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973/.09/9 22".
- catalog subject "E176.1 .S6134 2004".
- catalog subject "Political leadership United States Evaluation.".
- catalog subject "Presidents United States Evaluation.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. George Washington -- 2. John Adams -- 3. Thomas Jefferson -- 4. James Madison -- 5. James Monroe -- 6. John Quincy Adams -- 7. Andrew Jackson -- 8. Martin Van Buren -- 9. William Henry Harrison -- 10. John Tyler -- 11. James K. Polk -- 12. Zachary Taylor -- 13. Millard Fillmore -- 14. Franklin Pierce -- 15. James Buchanan -- 16. Abraham Lincoln -- 17. Andrew Johnson -- 18. Ulysses S. Grant -- 19. Rutherford B. Hayes -- 20. James A. Garfield -- 21. Chester Alan Arthur -- 22. Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) -- 23. Benjamin Harrison -- 24. Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) -- 25. William McKinley -- 26. Theodore Roosevelt -- 27. William Howard Taft -- 28. Woodrow Wilson.".
- catalog title "Presidential performance : a comprehensive review / Max J. Skidmore.".
- catalog type "text".