Franklin D.Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln: Competing Perspectives on Two Great PresidenciesAbraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt are widely considered the two greatest presidents of the past two centuries. How did these two very different men rise to power, run their administrations, and achieve greatness? How did they set their policies, rally public opinion, and transform the nation? Were they ultimately more different or alike? This anthology compares these two presidents and presidencies, examining their legacies, leadership styles, and places in history. |
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... American Life: Portrayals and Interpretations in Secondary School American History Textbooks.................... 227 O. L. Davis, Jr. and Matthew D. Davis 11. Teaching FDR to the Next Generation ................................... 236 ...
... American Life: Portrayals and Interpretations in Secondary School American History Textbooks.................... 227 O. L. Davis, Jr. and Matthew D. Davis 11. Teaching FDR to the Next Generation ................................... 236 ...
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... America's great experiment in self-government. The 1864 and 1944 presidential elections were referenda on the ... American history. The public ratified the sixteenth president's policies designed to both preserve the Union and end ...
... America's great experiment in self-government. The 1864 and 1944 presidential elections were referenda on the ... American history. The public ratified the sixteenth president's policies designed to both preserve the Union and end ...
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... American history.4 Their agendas have much in common with the “multicultural” movement which, in the name of diversity, undermines the American political heritage. We degrade America's unique political heritage when the contributions of ...
... American history.4 Their agendas have much in common with the “multicultural” movement which, in the name of diversity, undermines the American political heritage. We degrade America's unique political heritage when the contributions of ...
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... American people to evidence the same kind of commitment, courage and ... American humorist, Will Rogers, quipped that "If it hadn't been for Lincoln the Republicans ... history three men who chiefly stand out for the universality of their ...
... American people to evidence the same kind of commitment, courage and ... American humorist, Will Rogers, quipped that "If it hadn't been for Lincoln the Republicans ... history three men who chiefly stand out for the universality of their ...
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... us who lived at that time and were touched, ever so lightly, by this gigantic force in our history." It was a crisis ... American practice of courageous recognition of change. I believe with Abraham Lincoln, that 'The legitimate object ...
... us who lived at that time and were touched, ever so lightly, by this gigantic force in our history." It was a crisis ... American practice of courageous recognition of change. I believe with Abraham Lincoln, that 'The legitimate object ...
Contents
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Comparative Political Leadership | 153 |
Teaching a Legacy | 213 |
Chronology | 247 |
Biographical Digest | 258 |
Selected Bibliography | 271 |
List of Contributors | 280 |
Index | 281 |
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