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Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union: Leadership Style from Polk to Lincoln
Fred I. Greenstein
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Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 125 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
The United States witnessed an unprecedented failure of its political system in the mid-nineteenth century, resulting in a disastrous civil war that claimed the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. In his other acclaimed books about the American presidency, Fred Greenstein assesses the personal strengths and weaknesses of presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama. Here, he evaluates the leadership styles of the Civil War-era presidents. Using his trademark no-nonsense approach, Greenstein looks at the presidential qualities of James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln. For each president, he provides a concise history ... Read more
The United States witnessed an unprecedented failure of its political system in the mid-nineteenth century, resulting in a disastrous civil war that claimed the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. In his other acclaimed books about the American presidency, Fred Greenstein assesses the personal strengths and weaknesses of presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama. Here, he evaluates the leadership styles of the Civil War-era presidents. Using his trademark no-nonsense approach, Greenstein looks at the presidential qualities of James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln. For each president, he provides a concise history ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
309g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691151991
SKU
V9780691151991
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About Fred I. Greenstein
Fred I. Greenstein is professor of politics emeritus at Princeton University. His books include Inventing the Job of President: Leadership Style from George Washington to Andrew Jackson (Princeton), The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Barack Obama (Princeton), and The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader.
Reviews for Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union: Leadership Style from Polk to Lincoln
"Greenstein offers a new study of presidential leadership in addition to his numerous existing studies of the U.S. presidency."
Choice "Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union offers an invaluable guide for anyone interested in the do's and don'ts of leadership... Greenstein's style is accessible with a minimum of scholarly apparatus; the result is a highly entertaining text that can be ... Read more
Choice "Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union offers an invaluable guide for anyone interested in the do's and don'ts of leadership... Greenstein's style is accessible with a minimum of scholarly apparatus; the result is a highly entertaining text that can be ... Read more