Henry F. Graff (1921–2020)
Auteur de Grover Cleveland
A propos de l'auteur
Henry F. Graff is a professor emeritus of history at Columbia University, where he taught his pioneering seminar on the presidency. He is a frequent commentator on radio and television. Graff lives in New York.
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) Henry F. Graff was the consulting editor for Time Inc. The actual author of each of the volumes was listed on the title page (as for example in the LIFE History of the United States).
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Œuvres de Henry F. Graff
Inaugural addresses of the presidents of the United States from W.H. Taft to G.W. Bush (2005) 60 exemplaires
American Imperialism and the Philippine Insurrection 9 exemplaires
The Tuesday Cabinet; deliberation and decision on peace and war under Lyndon B. Johnson, (1970) 8 exemplaires
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States From W. H. Taft to G. W. Bush / The Life of Olaudah Equinao… (2004) — Directeur de publication — 2 exemplaires
A History of the Presidency: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's Presidents: A Reference History (2002) 2 exemplaires
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States From W.H. Taft to G.W. Bush (Lakeside Classics) (2005) 1 exemplaire
American History 1: Colonization to Reconstruction 1 exemplaire
The Modern Researcher, 5 th edition 1 exemplaire
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- Date de naissance
- 1921-08-11
- Date de décès
- 2020-04-07
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
- Cause du décès
- COVID-19
- Lieux de résidence
- Scarsdale, New York, USA
- Études
- Columbia University (PhD)
City University of New York (City College)
George Washington High School - Professions
- professor (American History)
non-fiction author
historian
biographer
editor - Organisations
- Columbia University
Time Inc.
The New York Times Book Review
City University of New York
United States Army (WWII) - Notice de désambigüisation
- Henry F. Graff was the consulting editor for Time Inc. The actual author of each of the volumes was listed on the title page (as for example in the LIFE History of the United States).
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I wouldn’t recommend the American Presidents series for Presidents such as Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, either Roosevelt or most of the Presidents in the 20th century. However, for many of the 19th century Presidents, 200 pages of material will contain about all the material you need to know about Presidents such as Cleveland, Harrison, Tyler, Buchanan, Arthur, Garfield, Van Buren, Fillmore, Hayes, etc.
And while many of the above referenced biographies extend to 200 pages, this biography of Grover Cleveland checks in at only 135 pages. This is far too cursory a treatment for a President that served two, full, non-consecutive terms. This extreme brevity and simplicity render this the most unsatisfactory of all the American Presidents biographies I have read.
Cleveland enjoyed a meteoric rise in Democrat Party politics, serving as Mayor of Buffalo, then Governor of New York in the two short years before his party’s nomination for President. He became the first Democrat to be elected post-Civil War and despite losing the electoral college in his bid for re-election, ended up winning the popular vote in three consecutive presidential elections, becoming the only man to serve non-consecutive presidential terms.
While Cleveland is a perfectly suitable President for a relatively short biography, this 135 page treatment is a poor effort.… (plus d'informations)