- Published: 1 September 2011
- ISBN: 9780099520412
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 624
- RRP: $42.99
American Caesars
Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush
- Published: 1 September 2011
- ISBN: 9780099520412
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 624
- RRP: $42.99
A mighty president's-eye view of post-war US history
Daily Express
A provocative, stimulating, infuriating and readable history
Herald
Incisive and highly entertaining...engaging... American Caesars is a commanding study on the nature of personal authority and the presidency. It is also a poignant one
Irish Times
As Hamilton hits his straps, the book springs to life with an authentic feeling for each man...Rogues and (a few) heroes - they are all here in this impressive gallop through eighty years of US history. Here's hoping that Barack Obama ends up on the right side of the ledger
Literary Review
It is a brilliant idea to take Suetonius's The Twelve Caesars...and to make it the template for a 500-page collective portrait of the 12 emperors of America...The effect is a compelling rhythm and a good sense of proportion
Prospect
This is an excellent journey through recent American history, which serves another of history's most fundamental purposes: to help us better understand the present through the past
Dan Jones, The Times, Christmas round up
I greatly enjoyed Nigel Hamilton's American Caesars
Richard Holloway, Herald, Christmas round up
These brisk studies of the 12 US presidents from "empathetic", "prescient" Franklin D Roosevelt to 'bullying, snide" George W Bush combine readability with concision and sharp judgements
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