The Problem of Democracy: The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality

by Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein

Book Overview

"Told with authority and style. . . Crisply summarizing the Adamses' legacy, the authors stress principle over partisanship."--The Wall Street Journal

How the father and son presidents foresaw the rise of the cult of personality and fought those who sought to abuse the weaknesses inherent in our democracy, from the New York Times bestselling author of White Trash....

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525557504
• ISBN13: 9780525557500
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.1"