Destiny's consul [electronic resource] : America's ten greatest presidents / Michael P. Riccards.

Preface: how presidents become great
George Washington: creating a nation in war and then in peace
Thomas Jefferson: establishing popular rule
Andrew Jackson: the president as a tribune of the people
James K. Polk: the arts of waging conflict
Abraham Lincoln: the commander in chief goes to war
Theodore Roosevelt: the dynamics of domestic reform
Woodrow Wilson: the progressive agenda at home and across the world
Franklin D. Roosevelt: the establishment of the modern presidency
Harry S. Truman: the first imperial president
Ronald Reagan: unleashing right wing America
Conclusion.