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Boller, Paul Franklin was born on December 31, 1916 in Spring Lake, New York, United States. Son of Paul Franklin and Grace (Hall) Boller.
(This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic...)
This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic primary source documents, including many selections illustrated with photographs. Each document is preceded by a headnote that places the document within a historical context. Headnotes conclude with Questions to Consider, which stimulate comprehension of the document and provide comparative analysis of related selections.
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( During the heyday of McCarthyism, the Chicago Tribune, ...)
During the heyday of McCarthyism, the Chicago Tribune, offended by something he had written, contemptuously dismissed Paul Boller as "an obscure professor" - he was then teaching at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Some forty-five years later, reflecting on the incident, Boller wrote an essay on what it was like to be an obscure professor at one of America's less publicized campuses in a conservative community during the late 1950s and early 1960s. That essay became the foundation for this collection of autobiographical selections reflecting the interests and pursuits of a man who gained national recognition, both inside the academic community and beyond, but still values his obscurity. Whether it is a study of the much-maligned Calvin Coolidge or an account of his Navy service as a translator of Japanese during World War II, Boller brings to his writing a fresh approach and a lively and wry wit.
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( Paul Boller's hugely admired anecdotal histories have c...)
Paul Boller's hugely admired anecdotal histories have consistently shown us new aspects and undiscovered sides to the lives of presidents and those around them. Presidential Inaugurations is no exception, as it illuminates the new life of the president from the moment he is elected to the moment he takes office. As might be expected from the most knowledgeable observer of American presidents, every chapter brings fresh delights that range from the sublime to, inevitably, the ridiculous. Boller accompanies Lincoln on his mysterious first entrance into Washington and renders the poignancy of FDR's last inauguration. There is the surprising appearance of Tallulah Bankhead at Truman's inauguration and the charming report on Eisenhower's 1953 inaugural by Jacqueline Bouvier. Highlighting inaugural moments from 1789 to 2001, Presidential Inaugurations presents the United States displaying its pride, its passions, and its prejudices as it greets a new leader.
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(This is a collection of humorous stories about U.S. Presi...)
This is a collection of humorous stories about U.S. Presidents throughout history. Originally published in 1981, this edition is updated to include anecdotes on George Bush and Bill Clinton.
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(Washington and the Pietists -- Washington as a churchman ...)
Washington and the Pietists -- Washington as a churchman -- Religion and the social order -- Washington and Christianity -- Washington's religious opinions -- Washington and religious liberty.
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(This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic...)
This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic primary source documents, many selections illustrated with photographs. Influential and famous readings include the Gettysburg Address, Earl Warren's opinion in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, and the writings of Upton Sinclair. Headnotes place the document in historical context and Questions to Consider get students thinking. The Seventh Edition includes new readings from social, economic, and cultural history; a greater diversity of voices; and nine new chapters.
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(You can count on Congress to provide a good laugh. Take, ...)
You can count on Congress to provide a good laugh. Take, for instance, the Senator who talked about the war in "Indigo China," or the Representative who asked why the Israelis and Arabs couldn't settle their differences "like good Christians." But the U.S. Congress has always been much more than a good source of comedy. It has been home to brilliance as well as buffoonery, to integrity as well as corruption, to statesmanship as well as demagoguery. And in Congressional Anecdotes Paul F. Boller, Jr. captures it all with a sweeping, informative, and delightful look at the history of our national legislature. A professional historian and author of the bestselling Presidential Anecdotes, Paul Boller again shows his gift for lively--and revealing--stories. In this collection he provides a fascinating view of the history of our Congress, a history that reflects the life and character of the nation in often surprising ways. The first Congress, for example, was serious about its task of setting precedents for the new republic, earnestly debating how the President should be addressed. But some Congressmen erupted in laughter when Vice President John Adams proposed "His Mighty Benign Highness," and they suggested in turn that Adams be hailed as "Your Rotundity." At one time dueling among members of Congress was common, and in the nineteenth century they often came to the Capitol armed with swords, pistols, and Bowie knives. In one session, as animosities flared between North and South, a general free-for-all broke out on the House floor and ended only when one Congressman pulled off another Congressman's wig, reducing the whole House to laughter. In the twentieth century, Boller reminds us, racial and sexual equality lagged on Capitol Hill just as it did across the country. For a long time black Congressmen were banned from the Congressional Dining Room because of their race, and the first women members waded in male condescension. Boller's book is filled with informative essays and entertaining stories about the sharp debates and fierce battles that took place in the nation's legislature during its first two hundred years. It also provides fascinating insights into its leading figures: John Randolph, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Robert LaFollette, Sam Rayburn, Gerald Ford, Tip O'Neill, Robert Dole. Organizing the anecdotes by subject, Boller has written ten chapters about Congress, each of them containing essays and stories about such topics as "Congress-Bashing" (a practice almost as old as the Constitution itself), "Manners and Morals," "On the Floor" (Congressional debates), "Oratory," "In the Chair" (about Speakers and Vice Presidents), and "Congress and the President." Amusing, dramatic, and poignant, Boller's tales about Congress reveal the rich and vital past of one of America's greatest institutions, as well as the indispensable part it has played in the nation's development.
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(This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic...)
This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic primary source documents, including many selections illustrated with photographs. Each document is preceded by a headnote that places the document within a historical context. Headnotes conclude with Questions to Consider, which stimulate comprehension of the document and comparative analysis of related selections.
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(300 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Southern Methodist...)
300 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Southern Methodist Univ Press (ISBN 0870741691). 1978 first edition (no additional printings indicated).
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(This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic...)
This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic primary source documents, many selections illustrated with photographs. Influential and famous readings include the Gettysburg Address, Earl Warren's opinion in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, and the writings of Upton Sinclair. Headnotes place the document in historical context and Questions to Consider get students thinking. The Seventh Edition includes new readings from social, economic, and cultural history; a greater diversity of voices; and nine new chapters.
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(Quotemanship, in Paul F. Boller, Jr.'s definition, is the...)
Quotemanship, in Paul F. Boller, Jr.'s definition, is the polemical use of quotations as missiles - guided and misguided - in intellectual battle. Like Stephen Potter's gamesmanship, quotemanship involves tricky ways of winning without actually violating the rules of the game, with "gambits and ploys and countergambits and tricks and traps and ruses and ambuscades." It is an art which has been highly developed in American political warfare, especially since the 1930's The varied techniques by which the quote may be and has been employed to score points against an opponent are the subject of appreciative and scholarly examination in Quotemanship.
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(Were presidential campaigns always as bitter as they have...)
Were presidential campaigns always as bitter as they have been in recent years? Or is the current style of campaigning a new political development? In this revised and updated edition of Presidential Campaigns the answers to these questions are clear: the race for the presidency, although at times mean and nasty, has always been an endlessly entertaining and highly-charged spectacle for the American public. This book unveils the whole history of American presidential elections, from the seamless ascent of General George Washington to the bitterly contested election of George W. Bush, bringing these boisterous contests to life in all their richness and complexity. In the old days, Boller shows, campaigns were much rowdier than they are today. Back in the nineteenth century, the invective at election time was exuberant and the mudslinging unrestrained; a candidate might be called everything from a carbuncle-faced old drunkard to a howling atheist. But there was plenty of fun and games, too, with songs and slogans, speeches and parades, all livening up the scene in order to get people to the polls.Presidential Campaigns takes note of the serious side of elections even as it documents the frenzy, frolic and the sleaze. Each chapter contains a brief essay describing an election and presenting "campaign highlights" that bring to life the quadrennial confrontation in all its shame and glory. With a postscript analyzing the major changes in the ways Americans have chosen their Presidents from Washington's time to the present, Presidential Campaigns gives the reader a full picture of this somewhat flawed procedure. For all of its shortcomings, though, this "great American shindig" is an essential part of the American democratic system and, for better or for worse, tells us much about ourselves.
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(Originally published by Rand McNally & Company in 1969, t...)
Originally published by Rand McNally & Company in 1969, this volume provides a discussion of the Gilded Age, the decades between the end of the Civil War and the closing of the Spanish-American War. Many aspects of this period are examined, including the transition from a rural-agrarian federation to an industrial, urban nation-state. An intensive study of ideas, this volume fulfills the need for an informative and highly readable work of the intellectual and cultural developments in an important era of American History.
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( Paul F. Boller, Jr.’s widely admired and bestselling an...)
Paul F. Boller, Jr.’s widely admired and bestselling anecdotal histories have uncovered new aspects and hidden dimensions in the lives of our presidents. Now he turns to an uncharted—but unexpectedly revealing—element of our leaders’ personalities as he brings us stories of what the presidents did for fun. In thumbnail portraits of every president through George W. Bush, Boller chronicles their taste in games, sports, and cultural activities. George Washington had a passion for dancing and John Quincy Adams skinny-dipped in the Potomac; Grover Cleveland loved beer gardens and Woodrow Wilson made a failed effort to write fiction; Calvin Coolidge cherished his afternoon naps, as did Lyndon Johnson his four-pack-a-day cigarette habit; Jimmy Carter was a surprisingly skilled high diver and Bush Senior loved to parachute. The sketches revitalize even the most familiar of our leaders, showing us a new side of our presidents—and their presidencies.
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Boller, Paul Franklin was born on December 31, 1916 in Spring Lake, New York, United States. Son of Paul Franklin and Grace (Hall) Boller.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1947; Doctor of Letters, Texas Wesleyan University, 1993.
From assistant to full professor, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1948-1966; professor, U. Massachusetts, Boston, 1966-1976; Lyndon Johnson professor of history, Texas Christian U., Fort Worth, 1976-1983; professor emeritus, Texas Christian U., Fort Worth, since 1983. Visiting professor University Texas, Austin, 1963-1964.
(Were presidential campaigns always as bitter as they have...)
( During the heyday of McCarthyism, the Chicago Tribune, ...)
(Originally published by Rand McNally & Company in 1969, t...)
(Washington and the Pietists -- Washington as a churchman ...)
( Paul Boller's hugely admired anecdotal histories have c...)
(This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic...)
(This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic...)
(This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic...)
( The 2008 Presidential election is almost here and that ...)
(This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic...)
(This reader provides a wealth of political and diplomatic...)
(As his previous books Presidential Anecdotes and Presiden...)
(Abraham Lincoln never said, "You cannot fool all the peop...)
(You can count on Congress to provide a good laugh. Take, ...)
(This is a collection of humorous stories about U.S. Presi...)
(Quotemanship, in Paul F. Boller, Jr.'s definition, is the...)
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(300 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Southern Methodist...)
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( Paul F. Boller, Jr.’s widely admired and bestselling an...)
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1942-1946. Member Texas Institute Letters, Authors Guild, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Kappa.