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The abbé Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (1748-1836) distinguished himself as the chief theoretician of the French Revolution—and as a revolutionary constitutional and social theorist in his own right—through his rigorously analytical theory of representative government and its corollary, the representative character of social life in general. He expressed the essence of his thought in a series of three pamphlets published in the months leading up to the meeting of the Estates-General in 1789. This volume presents all three essays—Views of the Executive Means, An Essay on Privileges, and What Is the Third Estate?—in their entirety. The third essay, in a new translation by Michael Sonenscher, is followed by Sieyès's 1791 newspaper debate with Tom Paine on the merits of monarchy versus republicanism. Elucidated by Sonenscher's insightful Introduction, these texts will fascinate anyone interested in the history of the French Revolution, the history of social and political thought, or the origins and character of modern liberalism. ... Read more

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A long time ago, back in the early years of another century, a family named Clemens moved from eastern Tennessee to eastern Missouri--from a small, unheard-of place called Pall Mall, on Wolf River, to an equally small and unknown place called Florida, on a tiny river named the Salt.

That was a far journey, in those days, for railway trains in 1835 had not reached the South and West, and John Clemens and his family traveled in an old two-horse barouche, with two extra riding-horses, on one of which rode the eldest child, Orion Clemens, a boy of ten, and on the other Jennie, a slave girl.

In the carriage with the parents were three other children--Pamela and Margaret, aged eight and five, and little Benjamin, three years old. The time was spring, the period of the Old South, and, while these youngsters did not realize that they were passing through a sort of Golden Age, they must have enjoyed the weeks of leisurely journeying toward what was then the Far West--the Promised Land.

The Clemens fortunes had been poor in Tennessee. John Marshall Clemens, the father, was a lawyer, a man of education; but he was a dreamer, too, full of schemes that usually failed. Born in Virginia, he had grown up in Kentucky, and married there Jane Lampton, of Columbia, a descendant of the English Lamptons and the belle of her region. They had left Kentucky for Tennessee, drifting from one small town to another that was always smaller, and with dwindling law-practice John Clemens in time had been obliged to open a poor little store, which in the end had failed to pay. Jennie was the last of several slaves he had inherited from his Virginia ancestors. Besides Jennie, his fortune now consisted of the horses and barouche, a very limited supply of money, and a large, unsalable tract of east Tennessee land, which John Clemens dreamed would one day bring his children fortune.



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It's a dream interview with a former President of the United States, but which President? He can remember a blinding light and thinking some moron failed to dim his headlights. Then nothing. Now, he's sitting in some club and being approached by a man that looks like George Washington.It has to be a hoax. But it turns out he's at The Dead Presidents Club where he also interviews, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Jack Kennedy and other deceased Presidents.He learns that the Dead Presidents have no confidence in the ability of today's leaders to solve today's great issues. As the interviews continue, he hears how the experiences of the Dead Presidents with problems of the past can provide solutions for the problems of today, most notably, the energy problem, the threat of terrorism and the war in Iraq.He finds great wisdom and a new perspective from the interviews. But will he find an audience? ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Unique approach to addressing serious issues.
This is a complete departure from his other books.It is a clever approach to thought provoking subjects of our times.Makes you sit back and think about whether our current and future politicians will ever get it right and get the job done.A great read and one I highly recommend.

What grabbed me right off --
I have to admit that I'm a bit biased about Harris Baseman's latest book "The Dead Presidents Club" because I strongly encouraged him to go forward with it after reading an early draft of the first two chapters!

What grabbed me right off -- and even more so after reading the finished product, was that this book gave me an easy and entertaining way to get an in depth grasp of today's major political and social issues. And the big bonus is that I also received an entertaining history lesson along with many looks at the personality quirks of many of our U.S. Presidents now long gone -- until Harris brought them together for these historic interviews.

Great summer reading -- or for that matter year round reading!

PS: I'd give "The Dead Presidents Club" Five Stars even if I weren't biased! :-)

A good summer read and some provocative thoughts about issues of the day
Interested in immigration reform and global warming?The author presents these and other issues in the interesting context of a lively discussion between the likes of Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson.The book combines a somewhat whimsical review of the personalities of the famous and departed along with provocative thoughts about issues facing the United States today.

The Dead Presidents: Tom Paine's "Common Sense" for the 21st Century
This book really resonated with me as I am sure it will many other Americans who are disillusioned with the current administration's complete and utter incompetence and total disregard for the middle class. The author (Harris Baseman - also published "Turncoats"), actually brings back to life some of America's most well-regarded presidents like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Jack Kennedy and other deceased Presidents who are interviewed by a local tv reporter to find out how they would solve 21st century issues like the energy crisis, the Iraq war, terrorism, our government's ineffectiveness, environmental issues, along with a host of other serious matters that affect millions of Americans every day. The dead presidents actually do come up with actual solutions which, if implemented properly, could probably help our nation recover and heal from all the damage that has been done in the last eight years. It's remarkable that a book author and several dead Presidents are more effective than our current government at solving today's issues. A must read! ... Read more