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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... Historian Ronald D. Rietveld presents an in-depth examination of the influence Abraham Lincoln exerted on Franklin Roosevelt. Both occupied the White House during the major wars of their respective century. Both exercised maximum extra ...
... Historian Ronald D. Rietveld presents an in-depth examination of the influence Abraham Lincoln exerted on Franklin Roosevelt. Both occupied the White House during the major wars of their respective century. Both exercised maximum extra ...
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... Historian David E. Long considers the 1864 election among the most important elections in American history. The public ratified the sixteenth president's policies designed to both preserve the Union and end slavery. Despite the often ...
... Historian David E. Long considers the 1864 election among the most important elections in American history. The public ratified the sixteenth president's policies designed to both preserve the Union and end slavery. Despite the often ...
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Competing Perspectives on Two Great Presidencies William D. Pederson, Michael R Williams. Historian C. Todd Stephenson ... historian Glen Jeansonne compares and contrasts Franklin D. Roosevelt and Huey P. Long. Roosevelt understood that ...
Competing Perspectives on Two Great Presidencies William D. Pederson, Michael R Williams. Historian C. Todd Stephenson ... historian Glen Jeansonne compares and contrasts Franklin D. Roosevelt and Huey P. Long. Roosevelt understood that ...
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... historian Claude Bowers on April 3, 1929: "I think it is time for us Democrats to claim Lincoln as one of our own. The Republican party has certainly repudiated, first and last, everything that he stood for." He added: "That period from ...
... historian Claude Bowers on April 3, 1929: "I think it is time for us Democrats to claim Lincoln as one of our own. The Republican party has certainly repudiated, first and last, everything that he stood for." He added: "That period from ...
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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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