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Baptism by fire : eight presidents who took office in times of crisis /

Presents accounts of eight U.S. presidents who assumed office at times of crisis and how they met high-stakes challenges, from Lincoln's efforts on behalf of a divided nation and FDR's strategies during the Depression to Truman's inheritance of World War II and Kennedy's role in...

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Main Author: Updegrove, Mark K.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Presidents > United States > History.
Crisis management in government > United States > History.
Political leadership > United States > History.
Presidents > United States > Biography.

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Call Number: E176.1 .U688 2009
 
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