Baptism by fire : eight presidents who took office in times of crisis /
Updegrove, Mark K.
Baptism by fire : eight presidents who took office in times of crisis / Mark K. Updegrove. - 1st ed. - New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009. - x, 292 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index.
George Washington : the first -- Thomas Jefferson : "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists" -- John Tyler : the accidental president -- Abraham Lincoln : "The Union is unbroken" -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : nothing to fear -- Harry S. Truman : "If you pray, pray for me now" -- John F. Kennedy : "The torch has been passed" -- Gerald R. Ford : "Our long national nightmare is over".
Presents accounts of eight U.S. presidents who assumed office at times of crisis and how they met high-stakes challenges, from Lincoln's efforts on behalf of a divided nation and FDR's strategies during the Depression to Truman's inheritance of World War II and Kennedy's role in addressing the Cold War.
9780312388034 (alk. paper) 0312388039 (alk. paper)
2008033055
GBA8C6071 bnb
014793954 Uk
Presidents--History.--United States
Crisis management in government--History.--United States
Political leadership--History.--United States
Presidents--United States--Biography.
E176.1 / .U688 2009
Baptism by fire : eight presidents who took office in times of crisis / Mark K. Updegrove. - 1st ed. - New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009. - x, 292 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index.
George Washington : the first -- Thomas Jefferson : "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists" -- John Tyler : the accidental president -- Abraham Lincoln : "The Union is unbroken" -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : nothing to fear -- Harry S. Truman : "If you pray, pray for me now" -- John F. Kennedy : "The torch has been passed" -- Gerald R. Ford : "Our long national nightmare is over".
Presents accounts of eight U.S. presidents who assumed office at times of crisis and how they met high-stakes challenges, from Lincoln's efforts on behalf of a divided nation and FDR's strategies during the Depression to Truman's inheritance of World War II and Kennedy's role in addressing the Cold War.
9780312388034 (alk. paper) 0312388039 (alk. paper)
2008033055
GBA8C6071 bnb
014793954 Uk
Presidents--History.--United States
Crisis management in government--History.--United States
Political leadership--History.--United States
Presidents--United States--Biography.
E176.1 / .U688 2009