{"product_id":"9781444349948","title":"A Companion to Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to American History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eScott Kaufman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 20th Century \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 30 historiographical essays by established and rising scholars, this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive picture of the presidencies and legacies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines important national and international events during the 1970s, as well as presidential initiatives, crises, and legislation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the biography of each man before entering the White House, his legacy and work after leaving office, and the lives of Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, and their families\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers key themes and issues, including Watergate and the pardon of Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, neoconservatism and the rise of the New Right, and the Iran hostage crisis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates presidential, diplomatic, military, economic, social, and cultural history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses the most recent research and newly released documents from the two Presidential Libraries and the State Department\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eScott Kaufman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Francis Marion University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRosalynn Carter: Equal Partner in the White House\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003ePlans Unraveled: The Foreign Policy of the Carter Administration\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eProject Plowshare: The Peaceful Use of Nuclear Explosives in Cold War America\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 December 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444349948\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e608\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384879411340,"sku":"9781444349948","price":203.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444349948_6222ef65-0b8f-49f9-a0c0-9180a6dc9127.jpg?v=1780200421","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444349948","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}