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Herbert Hoover

Author : Joan Hoff Wilson
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478631163
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Herbert Hoover written by Joan Hoff Wilson and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 1992-11-12 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interesting and insightful book examines the life of one of America’s least favored presidents with a sensitive and objective eye. Herbert Hoover’s career followed a pattern familiar in the history of the United States: humble beginnings surmounted by hard work and tremendous ambition, wealth, public service and, eventually, the presidency. From his Quaker youth he acquired morals and values that he would preserve throughout his entire life. These values ultimately created an unbridgeable gulf between him and U.S. citizens as he confronted the Great Depression soon after taking office. There would always be little comprehension between the president and the people who looked to him for leadership. He died unpopular and isolated, disowned by his own party, embittered by the lack of understanding, and convinced that the burden of blame for the depression had been thrust on him unfairly. This volume seeks to shed light not only on the man and his career, but also on the evolving nation that rejected him

Herbert Hoover

Author : Joan Hoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Herbert Hoover written by Joan Hoff and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Herbert Hoover, Forgotten Progressive

Author : Joan Hoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Herbert Hoover, Forgotten Progressive written by Joan Hoff and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Herbert Hoover.

Years of adventure, 1874-1920

Author : Herbert Hoover
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Years of adventure, 1874-1920 written by Herbert Hoover and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hoover

Author : Kenneth Whyte
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 030774387X
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Hoover written by Kenneth Whyte and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An exemplary biography—exhaustively researched, fair-minded and easy to read. It can nestle on the same shelf as David McCullough’s Truman, a high compliment indeed." —The Wall Street Journal The definitive biography of Herbert Hoover, one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century—a wholly original account that will forever change the way Americans understand the man, his presidency, his battle against the Great Depression, and their own history. An impoverished orphan who built a fortune. A great humanitarian. A president elected in a landslide and then resoundingly defeated four years later. Arguably the father of both New Deal liberalism and modern conservatism, Herbert Hoover lived one of the most extraordinary American lives of the twentieth century. Yet however astonishing, his accomplishments are often eclipsed by the perception that Hoover was inept and heartless in the face of the Great Depression. Now, Kenneth Whyte vividly recreates Hoover’s rich and dramatic life in all its complex glory. He follows Hoover through his Iowa boyhood, his cutthroat business career, his brilliant rescue of millions of lives during World War I and the 1927 Mississippi floods, his misconstrued presidency, his defeat at the hands of a ruthless Franklin Roosevelt, his devastating years in the political wilderness, his return to grace as Truman's emissary to help European refugees after World War II, and his final vindication in the days of Kennedy's "New Frontier." Ultimately, Whyte brings to light Hoover’s complexities and contradictions—his modesty and ambition, his ruthlessness and extreme generosity—as well as his profound political legacy. Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times is the epic, poignant story of the deprived boy who, through force of will, made himself the most accomplished figure in the land, and who experienced a range of achievements and failures unmatched by any American of his, or perhaps any, era. Here, for the first time, is the definitive biography that fully captures the colossal scale of Hoover’s momentous life and volatile times.

Rugged Individualism

Author : David Davenport
Publisher : Hoover Press
ISBN 13 : 0817920269
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Rugged Individualism written by David Davenport and published by Hoover Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, American "rugged individualism" is in a fight for its life on two battlegrounds: in the policy realm and in the intellectual world of ideas that may lead to new policies. In this book, the authors look at the political context in which rugged individualism flourishes or declines and offer a balanced assessment of its future prospects. They outline its path from its founding—marked by the Declaration of Independence—to today, focusing on different periods in our history when rugged individualism was thriving or was under attack. The authors ultimately look with some optimism toward new frontiers of the twenty-first century that may nourish rugged individualism. They assert that we cannot tip the delicate balance between equality and liberty so heavily in favor of equality that there is no liberty left for individual Americans to enjoy. In considering reasons to be pessimistic as well as reasons to be optimistic about it, they also suggest where supporters of rugged individualism might focus greater encouragement and resources.

Herbert Hoover

Author : Glen Jeansonne
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101991003
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Herbert Hoover written by Glen Jeansonne and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “At last, a biography of Herbert Hoover that captures the man in full… [Jeansonne] has splendidly illuminated the arc of one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century.”—David M. Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author of Freedom from Fear Prizewinning historian Glen Jeansonne delves into the life of our most misunderstood president, offering up a surprising new portrait of Herbert Hoover—dismissing previous assumptions and revealing a political Progressive in the mold of Theodore Roosevelt, and the most resourceful American since Benjamin Franklin. Orphaned at an early age and raised with strict Quaker values, Hoover earned his way through Stanford University. His hardworking ethic drove him to a successful career as an engineer and multinational businessman. After the Great War, he led a humanitarian effort that fed millions of Europeans left destitute, arguably saving more lives than any man in history. As commerce secretary under President Coolidge, Hoover helped modernize and galvanize American industry, and orchestrated the rehabilitation of the Mississippi Valley after the Great Flood of 1927. As president, Herbert Hoover became the first chief executive to harness federal power to combat a crippling global recession. Though Hoover is often remembered as a “do-nothing” president, Jeansonne convincingly portrays a steadfast leader who challenged congress on an array of legislation that laid the groundwork for the New Deal. In addition, Hoover reformed America’s prisons, improved worker safety, and fought for better health and welfare for children. Unfairly attacked by Franklin D. Roosevelt and blamed for the Depression, Hoover was swept out of office in a landslide. Yet as FDR’s government grew into a bureaucratic behemoth, Hoover became the moral voice of the GOP and a champion of Republican principles—a legacy re-ignited by Ronald Reagan and which still endures today. A compelling and rich examination of his character, accomplishments and failings, this is the magnificent biography of Herbert Hoover we have long waited for. INCLUDES PHOTOS

The Life of Herbert Hoover: The humanitarian, 1914-1917

Author : George H. Nash
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393025507
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Herbert Hoover: The humanitarian, 1914-1917 written by George H. Nash and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1983 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: his family life, business affairs, and the other aspects of his life with the larger historical context. --Book Jacket.

Herbert Hoover in the White House

Author : Charles Rappleye
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451648693
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Herbert Hoover in the White House written by Charles Rappleye and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A deft, filled-out portrait of the thirty-first president…by far the best, most readable study of Herbert Hoover’s presidency to date” (Publishers Weekly) that draws on rare and intimate sources to show he was temperamentally unsuited for the job. Herbert Clark Hoover was the thirty-first President of the United States. He served one term, from 1929 to 1933. Often considered placid, passive, unsympathetic, and even paralyzed by national events, Hoover faced an uphill battle in the face of the Great Depression. Many historians dismiss him as merely ineffective. But in Herbert Hoover in the White House, Charles Rappleye investigates memoirs and diaries and thousands of documents kept by members of his cabinet and close advisors to reveal a very different figure than the one often portrayed. This “gripping” (Christian Science Monitor) biography shows that the real Hoover lacked the tools of leadership. In public Hoover was shy and retiring, but in private Rappleye shows him to be a man of passion and sometimes of fury, a man who intrigued against his enemies while fulminating over plots against him. Rappleye describes him as more sophisticated and more active in economic policy than is often acknowledged. We see Hoover watching a sunny (and he thought ignorant) FDR on the horizon, experimenting with steps to relieve the Depression. The Hoover we see here—bright, well meaning, energetic—lacked the single critical element to succeed as president. He had a first-class mind and a second-class temperament. Herbert Hoover in the White House is an object lesson in the most, perhaps only, talent needed to be a successful president—the temperament of leadership. This “fair-handed, surprisingly sympathetic new appraisal of the much-vilified president who was faced with the nation's plunge into the Great Depression…fills an important niche in presidential scholarship” (Kirkus Reviews).

Pivotal Tuesdays

Author : Margaret O'Mara
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812247469
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Pivotal Tuesdays written by Margaret O'Mara and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the era of the industrial factory to the age of the microchip, Pivotal Tuesdays explores four twentieth-century elections—1912, 1932, 1968, and 1992—using the election of the American president as a lens through which to explore the broader sweep of the nation's social, economic, and political history.

The Life of Herbert Hoover: Master of emergencies, 1917-1918

Author : George H. Nash
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393038415
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Herbert Hoover: Master of emergencies, 1917-1918 written by George H. Nash and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1983 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: his family life, business affairs, and the other aspects of his life with the larger historical context. --Book Jacket.

Lou Henry Hoover

Author : Nancy Beck Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Lou Henry Hoover written by Nancy Beck Young and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first thoroughly researched appraisal of Hoover's tenure as first lady (1929-1933) argues that she was the first modern presidential wife because of her use of radio, adoption of social causes, and public activism outside White House traditions.

American Individualism

Author : Herbert Hoover
Publisher : Garden City, Doubleday
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Individualism written by Herbert Hoover and published by Garden City, Doubleday. This book was released on 1922 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Hoover expounds and vigorously defends what has come to be called American exceptionalism: the set of beliefs and values that still makes America unique. He argues that America can make steady, sure progress if we preserve our individualism, preserve and stimulate the initiative of our people, insist on and maintain the safeguards to equality of opportunity, and honor service as a part of our national character.

The Forgotten Man

Author : Amity Shlaes
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061807214
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book The Forgotten Man written by Amity Shlaes and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes, one of the nation's most-respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. She traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers and the moving stories of individual citizens who through their brave perseverance helped establish the steadfast character we recognize as American today.

The Crusade Years, 1933-1955

Author : Herbert Hoover
Publisher : Hoover Institution Press Publi
ISBN 13 : 9780817916749
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book The Crusade Years, 1933-1955 written by Herbert Hoover and published by Hoover Institution Press Publi. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography focuses on Hoover's life and mission after he left the presidency in 1933.

Transformation and Reaction

Author : Glen Jeansonne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Transformation and Reaction written by Glen Jeansonne and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Coolidge

Author : Robert Sobel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1596987375
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book Coolidge written by Robert Sobel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first full-scale biography of Calvin Coolidge in a generation, Robert Sobel shatters the caricature of our thirtieth president as a silent, do-nothing leader. Sobel instead exposes the real Coolidge, whose legacy as the most Jeffersonian of all twentieth century presidents still reverberates today.