books by Paul F. Boller     books:       American Transcendentalism, 1830-1860: An Intellectual Inquiry1 review Paul F. Boller Perigee, 1975 American Transcendentalism As the 1976 bicentennial year approaches, many Americans find themselves making mental pilgrimages to the shrines of our intellectual past. Certainly, one of the most notable of these is the philosophical school known as Transcendentalism, which flourished in New England in the mid-nineteenth century. In American Transcendentalsm, Professor Paul Boller traces the historical development of this ...             Presidential Campaigns: From George Washington to George W. Bush5 reviews Paul F. Boller Oxford University Press, USA, 2004 Delightful Insight to the History of our Elections You wouldn't have recognized the election of 1789. There were no primaries, nominating convention, rival candidates, campaign speeches, or debates on public issues." (All quotes are direct from the book.) Yet the will of the people was perfectly expressed. Everyone simply agreed that Washington had to be the President. Four years later they had political parties, but both of them picked ...             Hollywood Anecdotes1 review Paul F. Boller, Ronald L. Davis Macmillan, 1988 This cassette is great Debbie Reynolds brings the Hollywood scene to life as she imitates Davis, West, and others of a bygone era in Hollywood......Boller has done a super job telling the story of directors, stars, studio heads...... Time will pass quickly as you listen to this entertaining history of the golden years.             Presidential Inaugurations5 reviews Paul F. Jr. Boller, 2001 Potpourris of Presidential Inaugural Trivia -- A Fun Read Presidential Inaugurations by Paul F. Boller Jr. provides an important historical account of Presidential Inaugurations from George Washington to George W. Bush. This entertaining and often humorous work is a must have for individuals interested in the human side of politics and the history of the United States. This well researched work is well worth the modest list price, and it makes an ...             Oxford Bible Reader's Dictionary and Concordance (Cyclopedic Concordance)1 review Paul F. Boller Oxford Univ Pr (T), 1984 An essential tool This book is the answer to finding anything in the Bible---a name, a place, an idea, an incident. My copy is a neat, slim, blue volume on india paper. It seems to work more smoothly for me than the famous Cruden's Concordance, and at half the price. God knows why.             They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions4 reviews Paul F. Boller, John George Oxford University Press, USA, 1990 Spoiling a good story It may well be true, as Roy Howard never said (p. 51) that "too much fact checking has ruined many a good news story." But the many misquotations listed here, some very well known, often have fascinating stories in themselves. In a day when, thanks to the Internet, misquotations, urban legends, and dubious "facts" fly faster and farther than ever, this book is a very valuable resource to have ...             Presidential Wives1 review Paul F. Boller Oxford University Press, USA, 1988 fun to read This book was a pleasure to read. It is a great way to get some basic insights into the wives of our President's, while creating the desire to learn more about these amazing women.             Congressional Anecdotes3 reviews Paul F. Boller Oxford University Press, USA, 1991 Congressional wit, jocularity and occasional buffoonery on display With hundreds of Congressmen over more than 200 years, Boller had plenty to choose from, and it's hard to go wrong with good material. That said, especially in the earlier days of the Republic, Congress tended to attract men of more real humorous wit (as opposed to Huey Long type buffoonery or the Neanderthal behavior of some other 20th-century Southerners) so, early stalwarts like Henry Clay and ...             Presidential Anecdotes8 reviews Jr., Paul F. Boller Running Press Miniature Editions, 2007 See the presidents as funny men There have been many different personalities serve as the President of the United States, from dynamic types such as Theodore Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter to the extreme reserve of Calvin Coolidge. However, each was capable of humor in their own unique way, and this collection of stories about the presidents from Washington through Clinton shows much of their humanity. The funniest President of all ...             Presidential Campaigns4 reviews Paul F. Boller Oxford University Press, USA, 1996 Objective and Informative Paul F. Boller Jr. turned in a milestone effort with "Presidential Campaigns," combining an excellently developed historian's eye along with an objective presentation. This informative work reads like an entertaining novel while providing all kinds of fascinating information about America's presidential campaigns from Washington to the present, from which we can learn so much about our nation's ...             A People and a Nation: A History of the United States6 reviews Mary Beth Norton, Paul F. Boller Houghton Mifflin College Div, 2000 Be aware of history before speaking out There is no such thing as a "facts and figures" kind of text book-- all texts books are subjective in what they choose to include and focus on and what they dont...and guess what, "facts and figures" can be made from false or misleading scholarship. The book in which you are being so critical of is written by the top historians in America!!! They have done more research than you could ...             A People and a Nation: A History of the United States2 reviews Mary Beth Norton, Paul F. Boller Houghton Mifflin College Div, 2001 Great Service Fast service and product was exactly how it was described. I had no problems.             Not So!: Popular Myths About America From Columbus to Clinton15 reviews Paul F. Boller Oxford University Press, USA, 1996 Excellent More people need to read books like this. It is short sweet and full of interesting little known facts about US(North American) history.             A People and a Nation2 reviews Mary Beth Norton, Paul F. Boller Houghton Mifflin College Div, 1998 big, big, big , big, big I am a high school student who just recieved this book for the year. The teacher claims that it is a college level text book, and after a few nights of reading, i agree with him. This stuff is really hard to read. It reads somewhat similarly to a primary source, very wordy with very long sentences. It is very hard to concentrate while reading, so it is vital to take notes while reading. My class ...             Presidential Diversions: Presidents at Play from George Washington to George W. Bush2 reviews Jr., Paul F. Boller Harcourt, 2007 Hanging out with the Presidents As a fan of Presidential facts & trivia, I was so excited when I saw this book was coming out. Thankfully, it is as much fun to read as I thought. It talks about each Presidents' hobbies and dislikes and offers hilarious stories about them, so funny that found myself retelling them to others. I've been skipping around to my favorities at first, but I definately will finish each and every one, ...             Making America1 review Carol Berkin, Paul F. Boller Houghton Mifflin College Div, 1999 Making America Vol. II, second edition I need to have this book for my class.             American Thought in Transition Paul F. Boller Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1982 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 ...             A More Perfect Union: Documents in U.S. History, Volume 2: Since 18651 review Paul F. Boller, Story Wadsworth Publishing, 2004 original sources Story and Boller compiled a varied set of source documents for the current student of American history. The documents highlight key events and issues in the development of the country. Written in the tones of those times, they give the reader a useful, though admittedly partial, insight into the events. This volume includes descriptions of interactions between settlers and natives. Slavery is ...              search for books 1830-1860, america, american, anecdotes, attributions, campaigns, clinton, columbus, concordance, congressional, cyclopedic, dictionary, diversions, documents, history, hollywood, inaugurations, inquiry, intellectual, misleading, misquotes, perfect, popular, presidential, presidents, thought, transcendentalism, transition, volume, washington books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: What Color Is Your Jockstrap?: Funny Men and Women Write from the Road ... we recommend Delightful Insight to the History of our Elections leave a comment home  impressum - about us