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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... Part III: Teaching a Legacy 9. The Depression, Eleanor and World War II: What Do Elementary School Social Studies Tell Us About Franklin Roosevelt? ............................................................................
... Part III: Teaching a Legacy 9. The Depression, Eleanor and World War II: What Do Elementary School Social Studies Tell Us About Franklin Roosevelt? ............................................................................
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... legacy of the greatest presidents is publicly perpetuated through monuments in Washington, D.C. The relationships that presidents have with those around them and their connections with historical figures would almost define them and ...
... legacy of the greatest presidents is publicly perpetuated through monuments in Washington, D.C. The relationships that presidents have with those around them and their connections with historical figures would almost define them and ...
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... legacy of Dolley Madison. Mary Todd Lincoln in her pre-White House years had assumed a role as a political equal to her husband, literally grooming the socially unpolished Lincoln for the presidency. Relying on the controversial ...
... legacy of Dolley Madison. Mary Todd Lincoln in her pre-White House years had assumed a role as a political equal to her husband, literally grooming the socially unpolished Lincoln for the presidency. Relying on the controversial ...
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... legacy in America's schools today. Just as great presidents are influenced by their greatest predecessors—George Washington served as Lincoln's model and Lincoln, in turn, was Franklin Roosevelt's model—today's youth need to be educated ...
... legacy in America's schools today. Just as great presidents are influenced by their greatest predecessors—George Washington served as Lincoln's model and Lincoln, in turn, was Franklin Roosevelt's model—today's youth need to be educated ...
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... legacy not only in monuments but also through the living legacy of the classroom. ENDNOTES 1. William D. Pederson and Ann McLaurin, eds., The Rating Game in American Politics (New York: Irvington Publishers, 1987). 2. Lloyd Ostendorf ...
... legacy not only in monuments but also through the living legacy of the classroom. ENDNOTES 1. William D. Pederson and Ann McLaurin, eds., The Rating Game in American Politics (New York: Irvington Publishers, 1987). 2. Lloyd Ostendorf ...
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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