Calvin Coolidge: A Documentary Biography

Calvin Coolidge: A Documentary Biography
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A Documentary Biography of America's Thirtieth President Calvin CoolidgeÂ
"Calvin Coolidge: A Documentary Biography" reveals the "album version" of President Calvin Coolidge, featuring extended excerpts and, indeed, often the entire texts of major Coolidge addresses--as well as presenting a host of other illuminating documents, authored both by or about America's vastly underrated Thirtieth President.
It's all here:Â

The classic opposites-attract love story of taciturn Cal Coolidge and his outgoing wifeÂ Grace Goodhue Coolidge.
JackÂ Kennedy had his Irish Mafia, Jimmy Carter had his Georgia Mafia. The story ofÂ Frank Stearns, Dwight Morrow, and Calvin Coolidge's "Amherst Mafia."
PhenomenalÂ vote-getter Coolidge won more offices than any other president. The secret of howÂ this painfully shy man did it. His strong appeal to Democrats.
TheÂ 1919 Boston Police Strike. How a city under siege ultimately makes Calvin Coolidge Â president.
HowÂ a runaway 1920 GOP convention stampedes to nominate Coolidge for theÂ vice-presidency.
UnbelievableÂ tragedy visits in July 1924 as Calvin Coolidge stands to become president inÂ his own right--the death of his son Cal Jr.
TheÂ Coolidge presidency: a partnership of three remarkable figures: Coolidge,Â Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, and Budget Director Herbert Lord.
CoolidgeÂ vs. the Klan: reaching out to embattled minorities: Jews, blacks, Catholics.
The Puritan and the Samurai: Coolidge's relationship with Japan.
TheÂ gutsy Coolidge vetoes.
HowÂ Coolidge chose "not to run" in 1928.
DebunkingÂ the fabled Coolidge "Persistence" quote.Â
Â The book is further augmented by:
a Calvin Coolidge fact sheet.Â
a comprehensive Coolidge bibliography.
a detailed Coolidge time line.Â
a photo insert as well as illustrations throughout the text.Â
an essay detailing recently discovered facts regarding the fabled Coolidge "Persistence" quote.Â
In addition to numerous key speeches and texts from Coolidge himself, the volume includes contemporary readings from:
Journalist Bruce BartonÂ
The Boston HeraldÂ
Marion Leroy BurtonÂ
First Lady Grace Goodhue CoolidgeÂ
Vice President Charles G. DawesÂ
Rep. Frederick H. GillettÂ
Al JolsonÂ
Columnist Walter LippmannÂ
Judge Wallace McCamantÂ
Treasury Secretary Andrew W. MellonÂ
Dwight W. MorrowÂ
Alexandra Carlisle PfeifferÂ
Columnist H. I. PhillipsÂ
The Pittsburgh CourierÂ
Theodore RooseveltÂ
Secretary to the President C. Bascom SlempÂ
Frank W. StearnsÂ
Coolidge biographer R. M. WashburnÂ
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"an authority on the 1920s and [Calvin]Â CoolidgeÂ . . . David Pietrusza has broughtÂ Coolidge back to life with his volumes aboutÂ the president . . ."
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â --Amity Shlaes, author of "Coolidge"
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PRAISE FOR DAVID PIETRUSZA'S "SILENT CAL'S ALMANACK"Â
"Calvin Coolidge was one of the greatest presidents of the 20th century and is certainly the most underrated. This book, compiled by one of my favorite historians, will give readers a full appreciation of why Silent Cal's wisdom shines like a beacon through the fog of historical amnesia."Â
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â --Jonah Goldberg, author of "Liberal Fascism"

Country	USA
Author	David Pietrusza
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781468017779
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Church & Reid
Manufacturer	Church & Reid
NumberOfPages	438
PublicationDate	2013-02-11
Publisher	Church & Reid
ReleaseDate	2013-02-11
Studio	Church & Reid

Calvin Coolidge: A Documentary Biography

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