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Presidential Leadership: From Woodrow Wilson to Harry S. Truman (American History)
Robert H. Ferrell
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Description for Presidential Leadership: From Woodrow Wilson to Harry S. Truman (American History)
Hardcover. Examines four sometimes maligned, sometimes misunderstood presidents: Woodrow Wilson, Warren G Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Harry S Truman. The author also incorporates comments on Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt as well as key figures in each president's administration. The personal styles of each president has also been emphasized. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Ever since the presidency of Richard M Nixon, scholars have been in a quandary over how much they really know about our country's presidents. Nixon, as is now understood, was unstable in personality. The signs appeared well before the discovery of the infamous Watergate tapes, an appalling example of what the presidency could come to. Many Americans have difficulty penetrating the public persona of their leaders. But to know the private side of such figures - the cores of their being - is important, because this side often governs what they do publicly. In ""Presidential Leadership"", Robert H Ferrell examines ... Read more
Ever since the presidency of Richard M Nixon, scholars have been in a quandary over how much they really know about our country's presidents. Nixon, as is now understood, was unstable in personality. The signs appeared well before the discovery of the infamous Watergate tapes, an appalling example of what the presidency could come to. Many Americans have difficulty penetrating the public persona of their leaders. But to know the private side of such figures - the cores of their being - is important, because this side often governs what they do publicly. In ""Presidential Leadership"", Robert H Ferrell examines ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Series
American History S.
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826216236
SKU
V9780826216236
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About Robert H. Ferrell
ROBERT H. FERRELL is Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University in Bloomington. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Five Days in October: The Lost Battalion of World War I, Collapse at Meuse-Argonne: The Failure of the Missouri-Kansas Division, and Meuse-Argonne Diary: A Division Commander in World War I, all available from the University of Missouri ... Read more
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