America's political dynasties : from Adams to Clinton /

America was founded in rebellion against nobility and inherited status. Yet from the start, dynastic families have been conspicuous in national politics. The Adamses. The Lodges. The Tafts. The Roosevelts. The Kennedys. And today the Bushes and the Clintons. Longtime presidential historian Stephen H...

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Main Author:	Hess, Stephen (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Politicians > Family relationships > United States Politicians > United States > Biography Dynastie Familie HISTORY > United States > 19th Century POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy Politicians Politicians > Family relationships Politics and government Politik Politische Elite Politische Führung SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture United States > Biography United States > Politics and government USA United States Electronic book Electronic books Biographies