Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union: Leadership Style from Polk to Lincoln
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Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union: Leadership Style from Polk to Lincoln
By (Author) Fred I. Greenstein
With Dale Anderson
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
22nd July 2013
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Political leaders and leadership
Political ideologies and movements
Central / national / federal government policies
973.099
Physical Properties
Hardback
200
Width 127mm, Height 203mm
255g
Description
The United States witnessed an unprecedented failure of its political system in the mid-nineteenth century, resulting in a disastrous civil war that claimed the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. In his other acclaimed books about the American presidency, Fred Greenstein assesses the personal strengths and weaknesses of presidents from George
Reviews
"Greenstein offers a new study of presidential leadership in addition to his numerous existing studies of the U.S. presidency."--Choice "Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union offers an invaluable guide for anyone interested in the do's and don'ts of leadership... Greenstein's style is accessible with a minimum of scholarly apparatus; the result is a highly entertaining text that can be devoured at one sitting."--Laurence Raw, Journal of American Culture
Author Bio
Fred I. Greenstein is professor of politics emeritus at Princeton University. His books include "Inventing the Job of President: Leadership Style from George Washington to Andrew Jackson" (Princeton), "The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Barack Obama" (Princeton), and The "Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader".
