Hoover : an extraordinary life in extraordinary times
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780307597960, 0307597962
Physical Desc
xvii, 728 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Status
Wellesley - Adult
BIOGRAPHY Hoover, H./Whyte
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BIOGRAPHY Hoover, H./Whyte
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780307597960, 0307597962
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi Book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 619-684) and index.
Description
"The definitive biography of Herbert Hoover, one of the most remarkable and least understood Americans of the twentieth century--a wholly original account that will forever change the way Americans understand the man, his presidency, and his battle against the Great Depression. An impoverished orphan who built a fortune. A great humanitarian. A president elected in a landslide and then resoundingly defeated four years later. Arguably the father of both New Deal liberalism and modern conservatism, Herbert Hoover lived one of the most extraordinary American lives of the twentieth century. Yet however astonishing, his accomplishments are often eclipsed by the perception that Hoover was inept and heartless in the face of the Great Depression. Now, Kenneth Whyte vividly re-creates Hoover's rich and dramatic life in all its complex glory. He follows Hoover through his Iowa boyhood, his cutthroat business career, his brilliant rescue of millions of lives during World War I and the 1927 Mississippi floods, his misconstrued presidency, his defeat at the hands of Franklin Roosevelt, his devastating years in the political wilderness, his return to grace as Truman's emissary to help European refugees after World War II, and his final vindication in the days of Kennedy's 'New Frontier.' Ultimately, Whyte brings to light Hoover's complexities and contradictions--his modesty and ambition, his ruthlessness and extreme generosity--as well as his profound political legacy. [This] is the epic, poignant story of the deprived boy who, through force of will, made himself the most accomplished figure in the land, and who experienced a range of achievements and failures unmatched by many Americans of his, or perhaps any, era. Here, for the first time, is the definitive biography that fully captures the colossal scale of Hoover's momentous life and volatile times."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Whyte, K. (2017). Hoover: an extraordinary life in extraordinary times (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whyte, Kenneth. 2017. Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whyte, Kenneth. Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Whyte, Kenneth. Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
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