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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... Eleanor and World War II: What Do Elementary School Social Studies Tell Us About Franklin Roosevelt? .................................................................................214 Sherry L. Field 10. FDR and American Life ...
... Eleanor and World War II: What Do Elementary School Social Studies Tell Us About Franklin Roosevelt? .................................................................................214 Sherry L. Field 10. FDR and American Life ...
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... the message being delivered in social studies textbooks used in Atlanta's public schools, just as she has previously documented in the textbook discussion of Abraham Lincoln.3 The Davises' findings are just 6 Pederson and Williams.
... the message being delivered in social studies textbooks used in Atlanta's public schools, just as she has previously documented in the textbook discussion of Abraham Lincoln.3 The Davises' findings are just 6 Pederson and Williams.
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... social studies textbooks. In contrast, Matthew Ware Coulter reports on some innovative approaches to teaching about the Roosevelt era, and potentially the Lincoln era. He has introduced both into his U.S. history course at the community ...
... social studies textbooks. In contrast, Matthew Ware Coulter reports on some innovative approaches to teaching about the Roosevelt era, and potentially the Lincoln era. He has introduced both into his U.S. history course at the community ...
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... Social Education 60 (5) (September 1995): 280-283. 4. C. Todd Stephenson, “Depicting Disability: The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.,” Social Education 60 (5) (September 1995): 299-300. (The Frank & Virginia ...
... Social Education 60 (5) (September 1995): 280-283. 4. C. Todd Stephenson, “Depicting Disability: The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.,” Social Education 60 (5) (September 1995): 299-300. (The Frank & Virginia ...
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... social problems with new social controls—to insure to the average person the right to his own economic and political life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This same New Deal theory of the role of government was expressed by ...
... social problems with new social controls—to insure to the average person the right to his own economic and political life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This same New Deal theory of the role of government was expressed by ...
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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