Franklin D. Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln: Competing Perspectives on Two Great PresidenciesWilliam D. Pederson, Frank J. Williams Abraham 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 ultimatley more different or alike? This anthology compares these two presidents and presidencies, examining their legacies, leadership tyles, and places in history. |
Contents
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Two Wartime Elections The Presidential Elections of 1864 and 1944 | 61 |
Abraham and Mary Franklin and Eleanor Their Growth From Private to Public Comprehension | 75 |
FDR and Lincoln in Stone and Bronze | 128 |
Warrior Communitarian and Echo The Leadership of Abraham Lincoln Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt | 154 |
An Evaluation of Franklin Delano Roosevelt | 171 |
Franklin D Roosevelt Huey P Long and Political Leadership Room for Just One at the Top | 181 |
The Depression Eleanor and World War II What Do Elementary School Social Studies Tell Us About | 214 |
FDR and American Life Portrayals and Interpretations in Secondary School American History Textbooks | 227 |
Teaching FDR to the Next Generation | 236 |
Chronology | 247 |
Biographical Digest | 258 |
Selected Bibliography | 271 |
List of Contributors | 280 |
Index | 281 |
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