Rhodes To Have And To Hold

Rhodes Flores: To Have And To Hold, Missouri Hallmark Editions 1967 ISBN: B000BQL3G8

ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET. ILLUSTRATED HARD COVER COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. Very Good Very Good; Not Listed

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Rhodes, Richard: To Have and to Hold: Courtship, Wedding, and Marriage in a Collection of Beautiful Verse, Kansas City, MO Hallmark Cards 1967
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Probably FIRST EDITION. No marks, illustrated with color plates, light foxing on fore edge and end papers, small soil spot on title page, light wear to board corners. 59pp. No Jacket Aqua Striped Decorated Boards 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Hard Cover

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CORNOG, EVAN: THE POWER AND THE STORY, has3-4-06 Penguin Group (USA) 2004
ISBN: 1-59420-022-X As New condition

<strong> "The key to American presidential leadership and the secret of presidential success is, in great measure, storytelling. From the earliest days of our republic to the present, those who wished to hold the nation's highest office have had to tell persuasive stories - about the nation, about its problems, and most of all about themselves - to those with the power to elect them. <P> A sitting president's ability to tell the right story and to adapt it as necessary is crucial. And when he has left office, he often spends his remaining years attempting to inscribe the narrative as he sees it into the record. The impact of these stories on the electorate and the nation is almost beyond measure, because it is often these stories that we call American history." Evan Cornog's new look at the American presidency explores the ways our presidents craft persuasive personal narratives, and how their storytelling can capture the public imagination and build the support necessary to govern. The sheer narrative drive of "the war hero," "the Rhodes Scholar," "the drunkard" - or "the recovered alcoholic" - "the self-made man," or "the Rough Rider," not to mention "the cherry tree chopper," can define a leader, an administration, and an era. The Power and the Story investigates the story behind those stories - how, with deliberation and occasional manipulation, a president's crafting of his public image can surmount scandal, capitalize on opportunity, obfuscate flaws, and create legend. <P> And how presidential story-making has long been a professional undertaking on the part of the media and spinmeisters as well, from James Callender and Nathaniel Hawthorne to Michael Deaver and Karl Rove. SYNOPSIS Publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review, Cornog (journalism, Columbia U.) reveals the secret of presidential success throughout US history as storytelling. He recounts the stories told by those seeking the office, the stories they tell once in office, and the stories they tell after their defeat or retirement in order to establish their reputation. His arrangement is by story type rather than by president. The types include families, choosing a character, when stories collide, the White House as movie set, good and evil, and memoirs and second acts. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly Repackaging presidential history for our age of "spin," Cornog's lively if reductionist work argues that it's "the battle of stories, not the debate on issues, that determines how Americans respond to a presidential contender." In making this argument, Cornog, associate dean at Columbia's journalism school and author of Hats in the Ring, a campaign history, touches on the roles of candidates, the public, the press and historians in crafting (or debunking) images and reputations. No reader will put down the book without greater appreciation of the role of tales, both tall and true, in our public history. To his credit, Cornog only occasionally drops into cynicism, as when he says that the role of images shows "the relative unimportance of truth." But sometimes he succumbs to melodrama, as in his grandiose conclusion: "The future of the nation, and the world, depends upon the abilities of American citizens to choose the right stories." And devoting a full chapter only to George W. Bush seems a ploy for media attention in this election year. More seriously, Cornog shortchanges such other important historical factors as presidential actions and national power. In sum, this is a pleasant but not weighty work. Agent, Melanie Jackson. (On sale Aug. 9) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information. Library Journal Cornog (Columbia Journalism Review) here asserts that "the secret of presidential success is storytelling." <P> Especially valuable as another presidential election is upon us, his book explores the psychological appeal of a story line's "seductive neatness" while showing how the President's public image is carefully crafted by campaign strategists. Cornog shares .... Published at Twenty Five dollars. </strong> As New Book Jacket Hardcover 6 x 9 in Small Remainder Mark

[SW: Presidents -- United States -- History, Political oratory -- United States -- History, Self-presentation -- Political Aspects]

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Rhodes, Richard: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD: COURTSHIP, WEDDING, AND MARRIAGE IN A COLLECTION OF BEAUTIFUL VERSE, Hallmark Editions 1967
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Small hardcover with dustjacket. Not price clipped. Appears to be unread. No rips, tears, no stamps or marks. Paperback

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