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Uncommon Americans: The Lives and Legacies of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover
Timothy Walch
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Description for Uncommon Americans: The Lives and Legacies of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover
Hardback. The first joint biography of President and Mrs. Hoover by scholars who have conducted extensive research into their lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
This first joint biography of the Hoovers will reshape Herbert Hoover's image as a man who did little more than sit in the White House while the country suffered. Both Hoovers were dynamic, uncommon Americans who made enormous contributions to mankind, before, during, and after the presidency. Walch, Director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, brings together contributions from leading scholars who have conducted extensive research into the lives of this extraordinary couple, placing them in a national and international context. He hopes to entice more historians to delve into the intricacies of their lives.
This first joint biography of the Hoovers will reshape Herbert Hoover's image as a man who did little more than sit in the White House while the country suffered. Both Hoovers were dynamic, uncommon Americans who made enormous contributions to mankind, before, during, and after the presidency. Walch, Director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, brings together contributions from leading scholars who have conducted extensive research into the lives of this extraordinary couple, placing them in a national and international context. He hopes to entice more historians to delve into the intricacies of their lives.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275979966
SKU
V9780275979966
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About Timothy Walch
TIMOTHY WALCH is the director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in the president's birthplace of West Branch, Iowa. The Hoover Library is one of ten such libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. Educated at the University of Notre Dame and Northwestern University, Walch is the author of fifteen books, including Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt ... Read more
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