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 Herbert Hoover Forgotten Progressive
Joan Hoff Wilson
This interesting and insightful book examines
the life of one of America’s least favored presidents with a sensitive and
objective eye. Herbert Hoover’s career followed a pattern familiar in the
history of the United States: humble beginnings surmounted by hard work and
tremendous ambition, wealth, public service and, eventually, the presidency.
From his Quaker youth he acquired morals and values that he would preserve
throughout his entire life. These values ultimately created an unbridgeable gulf
between him and U.S. citizens as he confronted the Great Depression soon after
taking office. There would always be little comprehension between the president
and the people who looked to him for leadership. He died unpopular and isolated,
disowned by his own party, embittered by the lack of understanding, and
convinced that the burden of blame for the depression had been thrust on him
unfairly. This volume seeks to shed light not only on the man and his career,
but also on the evolving nation that rejected him. $17.50 list, 307 pages 10-digit ISBN: 0-88133-705-6 13-digit ISBN: 978-0-88133-705-1 © 1975 Table of Contents
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