자녀에게 꼭 권해줘야 할 이 시대 새로운 영어 학습 바이블! 미국에서 태어나고 자란 현직 변호사가 네이티브 잉글리시로 옮긴 수준 높은 영어학습책! 초대 대통령 조지 워싱턴에서 43대 대통령 G. W. 부시까지, 세계 최고 강대국으로 우뚝 선 미국을 이끌어온 대통령을 중심으로 미국의 정치역사를 꿰뚫는다! 노예해방의 순교자가 된 역사의 거인 에이브러햄 링컨, 대공황과 2차대전의 암흑기에서 세계 최강국으로 미국을 구원한 프랭클린 루스벨트, 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 읽는 통찰력을 알아보자!

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

책 속에서 Ever since the founding of the Republic of Korea, our nation has adopted the U.S.-style presidency. For the first time in history, the United States adopted a system by which the people elected the nation’s leaders. Korea, which has emulated the United States, has also adopted such a presidential system. Thus, regarding the U.S. Presidents, it is important for Koreans to know what kinds of persons have become President, which Presidents have succeeded and what were the reasons of their successes.