단순한 단어·숙어의 평면적 영어 학습이 아닌, 역사와 문화를 영어로 얘기할 수 있는 한 차원 높은 수준의 영어학습법을 지향한다. 초대 대통령 조지 워싱턴에서 43대 대통령 G. W. 부시까지, 세계 최고 강대국으로 우뚝 선 미국을 이끌어온 대통령을 중심으로 미국의 정치역사를 꿰뚫을 수 있도록 엮었다.
미국인들의 애잔한 판타지로 남은 존 F. 케네디, 공산주의의 벽을 무너뜨려 이념대립 시대의 막을 내린 로널드 레이건, 테러와의 전쟁을 선포하며 미국이 주도하는 새로운 질서창조를 주장한 조지 부시까지. 미국 국민이 그 시대 최고의 인물로 선택했던 대통령들의 시대를 읽을 수 있다.
1st George Washington : America’s Founding Father who Laid the Foundation of Democracy
2nd John Adams : Man of Self-sacrifice who Put Country before Ambition
3rd Thomas Jefferson : Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia
4th James Madison : Father of the Constitution that Established Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
5th James Monroe : Defender of the New World from European Interference
6th John Quincy Adams : Intellectual Leader with Top Educational Background
7th Andrew Jackson : Pioneer of the Era of Mass Democracy
8th Martin Van Buren : First Career Politician to Become President
9th William Henry Harrison : First ‘Image Politician’
10th John Tyler : First Vice President to Ascend to the Presidency via Succession
11th James K. Polk : Fierce Leader of the Era of Territorial Expansion
12th Zachary Taylor : Career Soldier who Went Straight to the White House
13th Millard Fillmore : From Tailor to the White House
14th Franklin Pierce : Northern Traitor, Southern Sympathizer
15th James Buchanan : Another Sacrificial Lamb of the North-South Conflict
16th Abraham Lincoln : Hero, Saint and Martyr: A Giant in U.S. History
17th Andrew Johnson : First President to be Impeached by Congress
18th Ulysses S. Grant : Politically Inept War Hero
19th Rutherford B. Hayes : Morality Politician Out of Touch with Reality
20th James A. Garfield : Corrupt Politician Assassinated while Fighting Corruption
21st Chester A. Arthur : Defender of Presidential Dignity
22nd/24th Grover Cleveland : Foe of Organized Labor
23rd Benjamin Harrison : Gifted Public Speaker, Not So Gifted President
25th William McKinley : Architect of American Imperialism
26th Theodore Roosevelt : The Trustbuster
27th William Howard Taft : Overweight President Overshadowed by His Predecessor
28th Woodrow Wilson : Messenger of World Peace, the American Way
29th Warren G. Harding : Ordinary Leader during Ordinary Times
30th Calvin Coolidge : Laissez-fairist who Narrowly Escaped the Great Depression
31st Herbert C. Hoover : Competent Leader Swamped by the Great Depression
32nd Franklin Delano Roosevelt : Creator of the New Deal
33rd Harry S. Truman : Little Big Man who Took America to Center Stage
34th Dwight D. Eisenhower : Preserver of World Peace amid the Intensifying Cold War
35th John F. Kennedy : The Camelot Myth: Image More than Achievements
36th Lyndon B. Johnson : Man of Contradictions-Leader of the Great Society, Commander of the Dirty War
37th Richard M. Nixon : Diplomatic Genius Overshadowed by Watergate
38th Gerald R. Ford : Restorer of Ethics to the Presidency
39th James Earl (Jimmy) Carter : Unsuccessful Morality Politician, Reborn as the Apostle of Peace
40th Ronald W. Reagan : Conqueror of Communism
41st George H. W. Bush : Pioneer of New World Order
42nd William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton : Leader of Times of Unprecedented Economic Prosperity
43rd George W. Bush : Self-righteous Warrior against Terror
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