Reviews for Star-spangled men

The average rating for Star-spangled men based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-06-30 00:00:00 Michael Persuitte There are some interesting stories in the book, but there is also some truly bad history. There is no doubt that the presidents highlighted here were bad. The corruption and inability to make decisions or set a vision are rightly condemned. However, a number of presidents were faulted for not knowing things that would only be understood or known decades later. It is easy see the slide to the Civil War or the long term ramifications of the first protests in Iran from the distance of 30 years. The author should have left omniscience off of his requirements for the presidency.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-03-01 00:00:00 Sang Roque I rather suspect if this book were written today rather than in the 90s, the line-up would look a little different. Whether one agrees with the author's selection or not (and quite frankly I can't be bothered to sufficiently acquaint myself with the records of all 39 US presidents before my lifetime to have much of an opinion on the matter), the book provides some interesting anecdotes about some lesser known presidents that make for entertaining enough reading.