America's Political Dynasties : From Adams to Clinton.

Front Cover -- Front Flap -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Acknowlegdments -- The Dynastic Impulse -- The Adams Dynasty -- The Lee Dynasty -- The Livingston Dynasty -- The Washburn Dynasty -- The Muhlenberg Dynasty -- The Roosevelt Dynasty -- The Harrison Dynasty -- The Breckinridge Dynasty -- The Bayard Dynasty -- The Taft Dynasty -- The Frelinghuysen Dynasty -- The Tucker Dynasty -- The Stockton Dynasty -- The Long Dynasty -- The Lodge Dynasty -- The Kennedy Dynasty -- The Bush Dynasty -- The Clinton Dynasty -- Epilogue: Ending in Mid-Sentence -- Notes -- Appendix: Notable American Political Families -- Index -- Back Flap -- Back Cover.

The Constitution states that "no title of nobility shall be granted by the United States," yet it seems political nobility is as American as apple pie. As Hess illustrates, while there always have been dynasties in America, they have not always been the same families: Dynasties are born and dynasties die, their rise and fall is part of the flux of a constantly changing political scene. 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 Hess America's Political Dynasties with anecdotes and personality-filled stories of the families who have given the United States more than a fair share of its presidents, senators, governors, ambassadors, and cabinet members. This book also tells us the stories of the Bushes and what looks to be a political dynasty in waiting, the Clintons. Emblematic of America's growing diversity, Hess also examines how women, along with ethnic and racial minorities, have joined the ranks of dynastic political families.

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