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Baptism by fire : eight presidents who took office in times of crisis / Mark K. Updegrove.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 292 p. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780312388034
  • 0312388039
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.09/9 22
LOC classification:
  • E176.1 .U688 2009
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Contents:
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".
Summary: 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.
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უცხოური წიგნი/ Foreign book უცხოური წიგნი/ Foreign book NVU ABC Library H-Upd-1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 9780312388034

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.

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