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The pursuit of happiness in times of war / Carl M. Cannon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cannon, Carl M.
- Series:
- American political challenges
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.
- Philosophy.
- United States--History, Military.
- History, Military.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- National characteristics, American.
- Civil rights--United States--History.
- Civil rights.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 331 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield : Distributed by National Book Network, [2004]
- Summary:
- Together, war and "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are as American as apple pie. Catchphrases by American presidents to pursue happiness in times of war have been uttered since the Civil War and now in 2003 as the current war on terrorism accelerates into a pending war with Iraq. In "The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War, Carl M. Cannon interviews Presidents Ford, Carter, Bush Sr., and Clinton, among others and digs into the archives of earlier chief executives to unearth the almost spiritual connection between concepts of happiness and the significance of war.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-315) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742525910
- OCLC:
- 52727228
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