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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684857057
ISBN-13
9780684857053
eBay Product ID (ePID)
56987870
Product Key Features
Book Title
Presidential Courage : Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Topic
International Relations / General, General, Presidents & Heads of State, American Government / General
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
27.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-001111
Reviews
"Michael Beschloss...is clearly the most widely recognized Presidential historian in the nation.... Most Presidential historians...content themselves with writing biographies of individual Presidents.... And Beschloss has done that too.... But if any book can be said to epitomize the genre of Presidential history,Presidential Couragedoes."-- Mary Beth Norton,The New York Times Book Review
Table Of Content
Contents Preface Chapter Onea speedy death to general washington! Chapter Twokick this treaty to hell! Chapter Threethe damnedest liar Chapter Fourhe may retire with undiminish'd glory Chapter Fiverivalries irritated to madness Chapter Sixoh, that i was a soldier! Chapter Sevenrocks and quicksands on all sides Chapter Eightthe most splendid diamond in my crown Chapter Ninei will kill it! Chapter Tennot a man to be forced Chapter Eleveni was born for the storm Chapter Twelvewho would have had the courage? Chapter Thirteeni am going to be beaten Chapter Fourteentoo angelic for this devilish rebellion Chapter Fifteena well-meaning baboon Chapter Sixteenthe country will be saved Chapter Seventeeni see dynamite Chapter Eighteenblack storm Chapter Nineteena rough-and-tumble man Chapter Twentyi upset them all Chapter Twenty-onewe must protect the chief! Chapter Twenty-twogloom personified Chapter Twenty-threesalute your caesar? Chapter Twenty-fourwe have avoided a putsch Chapter Twenty-fiveno people except the hebrews Chapter Twenty-sixthe right place at the right time Chapter Twenty-sevenhow could this have happened? Chapter Twenty-eighti am cyrus! Chapter Twenty-ninethey never show their passion Chapter Thirtygo get him, johnny boy! Chapter Thirty-oneit's going to be a civil war Chapter Thirty-twoa man has to take a stand Chapter Thirty-threewe win and they lose! Chapter Thirty-fourit left me greatly depressed Chapter Thirty-fivedon't worry that i've lost my bearings Chapter Thirty-sixa miracle has taken place Epiloguepresidential courage Notes Sources Acknowledgments Index
Synopsis
From the acclaimed bestselling author of "The Conquerors" Michael Beschloss has brought us a brilliantly readable and inspiring saga about crucial times in America's history when a courageous President dramatically changed the future of the United States. With surprising new sources and a dazzling command of history and human character, Beschloss brings to life these flawed, complex men -- and their wives, families, friends and foes. Never have we had a more intimate, behind-the-scenes view of Presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives. You will be in the room with the private George Washington, braving threats of impeachment and assassination to make peace with England. John Adams, incurring his party's "unrelenting hatred" by refusing to fight France and warning his enemies, "Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war." Andrew Jackson, in a death struggle against the corrupt Bank of the United States. Abraham Lincoln, risking his Presidency to insist that slaves be freed. Beschloss also shows us Theodore Roosevelt, taunting J. P. Morgan and the Wall Street leaders who dominated his party. Franklin Roosevelt, defying the isolationists -- and maybe the law -- to stop Adolf Hitler. Harry Truman, risking a walkout by top officials to recognize a Jewish state. John Kennedy, the belated champion of civil rights, complaining that he has cost himself a second term. And finally, two hundred years after Washington, Ronald Reagan, irking some of his oldest backers to seek an end to the Cold War. As Beschloss shows inthis gripping and important book, none of these Presidents was eager to incur ridicule, vilification or threats of political destruction and even assassination. But in the end, bolstered by friends and family, hidden private beliefs and, sometimes, religious faith, each ultimately proved himself to be, in Andrew Jackson's words, "born for the storm.", From the author Newsweek called the nations leading presidential historian comes an inspiring narrative chronicling the crucial moments when a courageous president has dramatically changed the future of the United States. of full-color photos., From the acclaimed bestselling author ofThe Conquerors Michael Beschloss has brought us a brilliantly readable and inspiring saga about crucial times in America's history when a courageous President dramatically changed the future of the United States. With surprising new sources and a dazzling command of history and human character, Beschloss brings to life these flawed, complex men -- and their wives, families, friends and foes. Never have we had a more intimate, behind-the-scenes view of Presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives. You will be in the room with the private George Washington, braving threats of impeachment and assassination to make peace with England. John Adams, incurring his party's "unrelenting hatred" by refusing to fight France and warning his enemies, "Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war." Andrew Jackson, in a death struggle against the corrupt Bank of the United States. Abraham Lincoln, risking his Presidency to insist that slaves be freed. Beschloss also shows us Theodore Roosevelt, taunting J. P. Morgan and the Wall Street leaders who dominated his party. Franklin Roosevelt, defying the isolationists -- and maybe the law -- to stop Adolf Hitler. Harry Truman, risking a walkout by top officials to recognize a Jewish state. John Kennedy, the belated champion of civil rights, complaining that he has cost himself a second term. And finally, two hundred years after Washington, Ronald Reagan, irking some of his oldest backers to seek an end to the Cold War. As Beschloss shows in this gripping and important book, none of these Presidents was eager to incur ridicule, vilification or threats of political destruction and even assassination. But in the end, bolstered by friends and family, hidden private beliefs and, sometimes, religious faith, each ultimately proved himself to be, in Andrew Jackson's words, "born for the storm.", From the author "Newsweek" called Rthe nation's leading presidential historianS comes an inspiring narrative chronicling the crucial moments when a courageous president has dramatically changed the future of the United States. of full-color photos.
LC Classification Number
E176.1.B47 2007
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