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Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union: Leadership Style from Polk to Lincoln
Contributor(s): Greenstein, Fred I. (Author), Anderson, Dale (With)
ISBN: 0691151997     ISBN-13: 9780691151991
Publisher: Princeton University Press
OUR PRICE:   $33.66  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Process - General
- History | United States - 19th Century
- History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Dewey: 973.099
LCCN: 2012049032
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.60 lbs) 200 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Civil War
 
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Publisher 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 Washington to Barack Obama. Here, he evaluates the leadership styles of the Civil War-era presidents. Using his trademark no-nonsense approach, Greenstein looks at the presidential qualities of James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard
Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln. For each president, he provides a concise history of the man's life and presidency, and evaluates him in the areas of public communication, organizational capacity, political skill, policy vision, cognitive style, and emotional
intelligence. Greenstein sheds light on why Buchanan is justly ranked as perhaps the worst president in the nation's history, how Pierce helped set the stage for the collapse of the Union and the bloodiest war America had ever experienced, and why Lincoln is still considered the consummate American
leader to this day.Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union reveals what enabled some of these presidents, like Lincoln and Polk, to meet the challenges of their times--and what caused others to fail.