The Patriotic Business of Seeking Office: James K. Polk and the Patronage. By John Devoti. (Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 2006. Pp. xvi, 146. $25.00.)
Abstract:The 1970s did not constitute a halcyon time in American history. In addition to the resignation of a president under the imminent threat of impeachment, the era brought an ignominious end to a disastrous war in Vietnam, high unemployment, double-digit inflation, unprecedented interest rates, skyrocketing gasoline prices, shortages that caused long lines at service stations, garish clothing styles, and bad music. President Jimmy Carter, as ineffectual in the presidency as he became statesmanlike in later years,… Show more
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