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University Press of Kansas, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1998. University Press of Kansas ISBN 0700608923 9780700608928 [US]

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University Press of Kansas, Date: 1998-06. Hardcover. Good. 1998. University Press of Kansas ISBN 0700608923 9780700608928 [US]

Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, Date: 1998. First Printing. fair to good. 244, illus., notes, bibliographical essay, index, pencil and ink underlining to text, small stains to edges, board edges worn. Part of the American Presidency Series. The author concludes that Coolidge gave foreign relations less than his full attention, and that the economy was his major failing as his administration failed to face up to the stock market speculation of the time. 1998. University Press of Kansas ISBN 0700608923 9780700608928 [US]

ISBN10: 0700608923, ISBN13: 9780700608928, [publisher: University Press of Kansas 1998-06-30, Lawrence] Hardcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0700608923, ISBN13: 9780700608928, [publisher: University Press of Kansas 1998-06-30, Lawrence] Hardcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0700608923, ISBN13: 9780700608928, [publisher: University Press of Kansas, Kansas] Hardcover Hardcover. Perhaps no American president has seemed less suited to his office or his times than Calvin Coolidge. The taciturn New Englander became a vice presidential candidate by chance, then with the death of Warren G. Harding was thrust into the White House to preside dourly over the Roaring Twenties.Robert Ferrell, one of America's most distinguished historians, offers the first book-length account of the Coolidge presidency in thirty years, drawing on the recently opened papers of White House physician Joel T. Boone to provide a more personal appraisal of the thirtieth president than has previously been possible. Ferrell shows Coolidge to have been a hard-working, sensitive individual who was a canny politician and a clever judge of people. He reveals how after being dubbed the "odd little man from Vermont" by the press, Coolidge cultivated that image in order to win the 1924 election. Alas, Coolidge's long-suffering wife often had to serve as a safety valve for his temper.Ferrell's analysis of the Coolidge years shows how the President represented the essence of 1920s Republicanism. A believer in laissez-faire economics and the separation of powers, he was committed to small government, and he and his predecessors reduced the national debt by a third. More a manager than a leader, he coped successfully with the Teapot Dome scandal and ...
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Univ Pr of Kansas, Date: 1998. Hardcover. New. 272 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. 1998. Univ Pr of Kansas ISBN 0700608923 9780700608928 [GB]