Worst. President. Ever. - by Robert Strauss (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in Biography Now in paperback, W.P.E. flips the great presidential biography on its head, offering an enlightening--and highly entertaining!--account of poor James Buchanan's presidency. This book proves once and for all that, well, few leaders could have done worse. But author Robert Strauss also<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in Biography "The Funniest. Presidential. Biographer. Ever." --Kai Bird, Pulitzer-prize winning historian Now in paperback, W.P.E. flips the great presidential biography on its head, offering an enlightening--and highly entertaining!--account of poor James Buchanan's presidency. This book proves once and for all that, well, few leaders could have done worse. But author Robert Strauss also explores with insight and humor the entire notion of ranking our presidents. He guides us through the POTUS rating game played by historians and others, the world of presidential history buffs, presidential sites, the presidency itself, and how and why the White House can often take the best measures out of even the most dedicated men.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Strauss maintains a light tone, but doesn't sacrifice substance in offering solid historical detail and insights into American politics as the country careened toward Civil War.--Publishers Weekly<br><br>A revealing look at President Buchanan and our fascination with ranking those who have been our Commander in Chief.--Julian Zelizer, author of The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress and the Battle for the Great Society<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Journalist, educator, historian and author Robert Strauss has been a reporter for Sports Illustrated, a feature writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, a news and sports producer for an NBC affiliate, and a TV critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Asbury Park Press. He has more than 1000 bylines in the New York Times, and also writes for the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia newspapers, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, and more. He is the author of Daddy's Little Goalie. A father of two daughters, he lives in Haddonfield, New Jersey, with his wife Susan Warner.
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