Acknowledgements

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. 1. ‘The Focus of the Anxious Crowd of the Age’ 1
5. 2. Circling the Wagons: The Frontier and American History 16
6. 3. John F. Kennedy: Hero 41
7. 4. Lyndon Johnson: Casualty of War 67
8. 5. Richard Nixon: Heroic Failure 91
9. 6. Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter: Faith Healers 115
10. 7. Ronald Reagan: Star 136
11. 8. George Bush: Deputy 159
12. 9. Bill Clinton: Survivor 182
13. 10. All-American Heroes? 207
14. Bibliography 225
15. Index 237