Publications
The War Worth Fighting
Editor, Stephen D. Engle, professor and director of the Alan B. and Charna Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency
鈥淲ere the results of the Civil War worth its huge cost in lives and resources? The prominent historians in this thought-provoking volume lay a firm groundwork for answering the question in the affirmative.鈥澨�� James M. McPherson, author of听Abraham Lincoln
鈥淭hese perceptive essays remind modern Americans why Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War occupy a central place in our broader national history.鈥澨�� Gary W. Gallagher, author of听The Union War
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鈥淎dds substantially to our understanding of Lincoln as commander, educator, manager, and model for Americans of his day and ours.鈥澨�� John David Smith, author of听Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops
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鈥淥ffers interpretations that may well challenge the conventional wisdom of many readers鈥攁 healthy exercise in understanding that our examination of even a well-traveled road can still be eye-opening.鈥澨�� John M. Belohlavek, author of听Broken Glass: Caleb Cushing & the Shattering of the Union
The President and American Capitalism Since 1945
Editor, Mark Rose, is professor of history at 麻豆女郎
"Thought-provoking...The work collected here beautifully captures the vitality and importance of the field." 鈥� Journal of American History
"A fascinating look at how presidents have handled their economic responsibilities since World War II."听鈥� Julian E. Zelizer, coeditor of听What's Good for Business: Business and American Politics since World War II
"A compelling case for the prominent role of presidents in the social and economic fabric of American life."听鈥� Vicki Howard, author of听From Main Street to Mall: The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store
Winning While Losing
Editor, Kenneth Osgood, is director of the McBride Honors Program in Public Affairs at the Colorado School of Mines, is coauthor of听Selling War in a Media Age: The Presidency and Public Opinion in the American Century.
"This remarkable study offers breakthrough findings and insights about the state of civil rights policies in the post-civil rights era."--Hanes Walton Jr., coauthor of听American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom
"Eschewing easy absolutes, Winning While Losing presents a carefully nuanced interpretation of the subtle gains and losses experienced by liberals and conservatives, by Democrats and Republicans, and by proponents of racial justice and their opponents."--Harvard Sitkoff, author of听Toward Freedom Land
"Insightful and fascinating. Sets an agenda for further scholarly debate about the puzzle of 'winning while losing' that defines the fortunes of civil rights and the stratagems of politicians over the past generation."--Robert Mason, author of听Richard Nixon and the Quest for a New Majority
"A comprehensive account of the links between racism, conservatism, and presidential politics in the post-civil rights era."--Greta de Jong, author of听Invisible Enemy: The African American Freedom Struggle after 1965
