Failures of the Presidents: from the Whiskey Rebellion and War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs and War in Iraq by M. William Phelps, Thomas J. Craughwell

Failures of the Presidents: from the Whiskey Rebellion and War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs and War in Iraq

M. William Phelps, Thomas J. Craughwell

320 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

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What were they thinking?• In an effort to put an end to Britain and France’s policy of seizing American ships and sailors, Thomas Jefferson calls for an embargo.The Result: 30,000 sailors put out of work; mercantile families bankrupted overnight; ...

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