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In the first full-scale biography of Calvin Coolidge in a generation, Robert Sobel shatters the caricature of our thirtieth president as a silent, do-nothing leader. Sobel instead exposes the real Coolidge, whose legacy as the most Jeffersonian of all twentieth century presidents still reverberates today.
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Get the Summary of Brian Kilmeade's Teddy and Booker T in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Teddy and Booker T" by Brian Kilmeade chronicles the lives of Booker T. Washington and Theodore Roosevelt, detailing their personal challenges, careers, and the intersection of their paths in the fight for racial equality. Washington, born into slavery, was determined to educate himself and others, eventually founding the...
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Get the Summary of Craig Shirley's Mary Ball Washington in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Mary Ball Washington" delves into the life of George Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, against the backdrop of colonial Virginia's transformation. Born in 1708, Mary witnessed the growth of Virginia's counties and the rise of influential families like the Washingtons. The book explores the societal context of the...
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Get the Summary of Doris Kearns Goodwin's Leadership in Turbulent Times in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Leadership in Turbulent Times" explores the lives and leadership qualities of four U.S. presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson. The book delves into their early lives, highlighting the personal challenges and formative experiences that shaped their characters...
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As the life of U.S. senator James Lane unfolded on the Kansas frontier, so did his saintly and dastardly deeds. Some called him a murderer while others affectionately called him a good politician. Carefully preserving the character of the misunderstood senator, this book tells the untold and largely forgotten story of the controversial Civil War-era figure. James H. "the Grim Chieftain" Lane was the most powerful politician west of the Mississippi...
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"Biographies of the First 23 American Presidents - Volume I" offers an illuminating journey through the lives of the founding leaders of the United States. From George Washington to Benjamin Harrison, this meticulously researched volume provides a comprehensive exploration of the individuals who shaped the nation during its formative years.Spanning from the birth of the Republic to the Gilded Age, each biography delves into the personal backgrounds,...
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"Biographies of the Second 23 American Presidents: From Grover Cleveland to Joe Biden - Volume 2" continues the captivating journey through the lives and leadership of the individuals who have held the highest office in the United States. From the late 19th century to the present day, this comprehensive volume offers an in-depth exploration of the presidents who guided the nation through the challenges and triumphs of the modern era.Spanning from...
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George Washington-a man of honor, bravery and leadership. He is known as America's first President, a great general, and a humble gentleman, but how did he become this man of stature?
The Education of George Washington answers this question with a new discovery about his past and the surprising book that shaped him. Who better to unearth them than George Washington's great-nephew, Austin Washington?
Most Washington fans have heard of "The Rules...
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Get the Summary of Bret Baier's To Rescue the Constitution in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "To Rescue the Constitution" chronicles George Washington's journey from his early life in Virginia, through his leadership in the Revolutionary War, to his pivotal role in the founding of the United States and the drafting of the Constitution. Raised with strong moral values, Washington's character was shaped by his upbringing...
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How a great American president communicated a changing worldview. What made Franklin Delano Roosevelt an effective leader? His policies and decisions changed our nation's and the world's history. But more than his skill as a savvy politician and progressive thinker, FDR's ability to directly and eloquently voice his thoughts on national concerns, social change, and humanity spoke to and reached the hearts of his people. In this selection of quotes...
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Learn to be a leader by exploring the legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower. This nonfiction book describes Eisenhower's leadership in World War II and beyond. Ideal for young readers, the book also includes a short fiction story related to the topic, glossary, inspiring civics project, useful text features, and engaging sidebars. This 28-page full-color book explores the path Eisenhower took on his way to becoming the 34th president of the United States....
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Learn to be a leader by exploring the legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower. This Spanish nonfiction book describes Eisenhower's leadership in World War II and beyond. Ideal for young readers, the book also includes a short fiction story related to the topic, glossary, inspiring civics project, useful text features, and engaging sidebars. This 28-page full-color Spanish book explores the path Eisenhower took on his way to becoming the 34th president of the...
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His name is carved in granite, his likeness cast in bronze, his legend as large as the role he played as America's first president. But before he was a commander-in-chief, George Washington was a general in a revolution that would decide the future of the people and land he called his own. If victorious, he would gain immortality. If defeated, he would find his neck in a hangman's noose.
Washington knew the sting of defeat?at Brandywine, at Germantown?yet...
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El próximo 15 de septiembre Letizia cumple 50 años. En este libro, Carmen Duerto, experta en Casa Real, nos hace una semblanza de los 50 años de una presentadora de televisión que se ha convertido en una Reina admirada y respetada por todos. Pero por encima de todo este libro quiere mostrar el lado más humano y desconocido de la Reina. ¿Cómo es Letizia Ortiz en zapatillas? ¿Qué hace en su día a día? En definitiva, ¿Cómo es la trastienda...
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One of history's greatest public figures rises to the occasion, delivering much needed leadership to a nation on the brink of war. The fifth volume of the acclaimed biographical masterpiece opens with Churchill's return to Conservatism and to the Cabinet in 1924 and unfolds into a vivid and intimate picture both of his public life and of his private world at Chartwell between the wars. Gilbert strips away decades of accumulated myth and innuendo,...
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The magisterial biography one of modern history's great public figures continues in this second volume of grand scope and revealing intimacy. Volume II of this magisterial eight-volume biography takes Churchill's story from his entry to Parliament in 1901 to the outbreak of war in 1914. When he took his seat in the House of Commons he was twenty-six years old. An independent spirit and rebel, on his maiden speech he was cheered by the Leader of the...
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The astounding life and career of one of modern history's great public figures continues in the third volume of the acclaimed multivolume biography. Acclaimed British historian Sir Martin Gilbert continues the official biography of Sir Winston Churchill. This volume contains a full account of Churchill's initiatives and achievements as wartime First Lord of the Admiralty between August 1914 and May 1915. These include his efforts to prolong the siege...
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The sixth volume in the official biography. Starting with the outbreak of war in September 1939 and ending with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, this volume in the epic biography of Winston S. Churchill draws on remarkably diverse material: from the War Cabinet and other government records to Churchill's own archive and diaries and letters of his private secretariat to the recollections of those who worked most closely with him....