books.google.com - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., first revealed the sequences that governed American politics over the past two centuries in The Cycles of American History. In this updated edition, the prominent political historian continues to reflect on the "recurring struggle between pragmatism and idealism in the American...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_cycles_of_American_history.html?id=0uz1reaKenQC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe cycles of American history