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Libertines: American Political Sex Scandals from Alexander Hamilton to Donald...
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
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- Product Group
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- ISBN
- 9781538167533
- Book Title
- Libertines : American Political Sex Scandals from Alexander Hamilton to Donald Trump
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Sociology / General, United States / General, American Government / National
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 18.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 260 Pages, 288 Pages
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Historian Michael Martinez surveys political sex scandals in American history, from the earliest years of the Republic to today, to explore how these events impacted the politics of the day and the legacy they left for future generations of American leaders.
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1538167530
ISBN-13
9781538167533
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9057257393
Product Key Features
Book Title
Libertines : American Political Sex Scandals from Alexander Hamilton to Donald Trump
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, United States / General, American Government / National
Publication Year
2022
Genre
History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
260 Pages, 288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Hq18.U5m3635 2022
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With Libertines, J. Michael Martinez takes us on an enjoyable walk through American history by bringing notorious public figures to life. The author sets his subjects in historical and political context in a way that leads to new insights about their choices and the strands that connect them over time. Martinez seeks to understand why famous men take extraordinary risks with their sex lives. With trustworthy research and appealing prose, Libertines advances democracy's quest to choose leaders who will serve the public without philandering in the process., There have been political sex scandals for as long as there has been sex and politicians--that is, from the dawn of civilization. Martinez takes a more manageable focus in his book Libertines, examining American political sex scandals from the Founding Fathers to the present day. And there are many episodes to look at: Alexander Hamilton's torrid affair with a married woman; Thomas Jefferson's extended relationship with his slave Sally Hemings; Grover Cleveland's illegitimate son; Gary Hart daring the press to follow him. Martinez doesn't shy away from contemporary scandals, either, like Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky and the infamous stained dress; Anthony Weiner's raunchy selfies; and lest readers forget: Donald Trump. The major takeaway from all these episodes is that successful, powerful men tend to have monstrously large egos that make them susceptible to horridly stupid lapses in judgment. With every scandal recounted, one wants to shake one's head at the idiocy and weakness of these otherwise (mostly) admirable men. As history, Libertines makes for saucy reading., The book's 14 accounts of American sex scandals raise two related questions: Why do some private indiscretions become public affairs? And what makes one scandal fatal to a politician's career while another isn't?... the book is, on the whole, more narrative than comparative. But they are interesting questions, and the chronicle of historical figures with their pants down is full of striking details., In Libertines: American Political Sex Scandals from Alexander Hamilton to Donald Trump, J. Michael Martinez combines riveting writing with concise detail on many sex scandals you are familiar with and many you are not. Libertines is both a perfect companion to texts that lay out theories about scandals or as a stand-alone read for history or politics buffs. I enjoyed every page and added to my knowledge at the same time., Michael Martinez provides a highly readable, entertaining, and raucous romp through the history of our political leaders' sexual peccadilloes. Yet, beneath the riveting stories of scandals are important insights into character and interesting questions about both the extent to which the public has the right to know about politicians' private lives and how voters or historians factor such affairs into their assessments of our leaders., Historian Martinez asks why American politicians keep getting caught with their pants down in this brisk roundup of sexual imbroglios. Covering more than 200 years of U.S. history, from Alexander Hamilton's affair with Maria Reynolds to Donald Trump's tryst with Stormy Daniels, Martinez sketches the origins, unmasking, and ramifications of each scandal.... This sober-minded survey shows that political sex scandals are as old as the U.S.
Table of Content
Table of Contents Prefatory Matter (dedication, epigraph, table of contents) Photograph Captions Introduction and Acknowledgments Chapter 1: "My Real Crime is An Amorous Connection with His Wife": Alexander Hamilton and Maria Reynolds Chapter 2: "Dreams of Freedom in His Slave's Embrace": Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings Chapter 3: "She is as Chaste as a Virgin": Andrew Jackson and the Petticoat Affair Chapter 4: "You Have Dishonored My House, and You Must Die!": Daniel Sickles and Philip Barton Key II Chapter 5: "I Never Kissed Miss Tilton, I Never Told a Lie!": Reverend Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton Chapter 6: "Ma, Ma, Where's My Pa? Gone to the White House, Ha, Ha, Ha!": Grover Cleveland's Illegitimate Son Chapter 7: "It's a Good Thing I'm Not a Woman. I Would Always be Pregnant. I Can't Say No": Warren G. Harding, Carrie Phillips, and Nan Britton Chapter 8: "She had the WAYS; he had the MEANS": Wilbur Mills and Fanne Foxe Chapter 9: "If Anybody Wants to Put a Tail on Me, Go Ahead. They'll be Very Bored": Gary Hart and Donna Rice Chapter 10: "This Shadow Life Made a Mockery of My Marriage": Bob Packwood Chapter 11: "I Did Not Have Sexual Relations with That Woman, Miss Lewinsky": Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky Chapter 12: "Out of Respect for My Family, and Out of a Specific Request from the Levy family, I Think It's Best That I Not Get into Those Details": Gary Condit and Chandra Levy Chapter 13: "If Only He'd Hired a Hooker Like a Normal Congressman": Anthony Weiner Chapter 14: "Who Would Have Thought That 90 Seconds with Donald Trump Would Turn into 90 Percent of My Life?": Donald Trump's Sex Scandals Afterword References About the Author
Lccn
2021-051872
Dewey Decimal
306.770973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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