Baptism by fire : eight presidents who took office in times of crisis / Mark K. Updegrove.

Presents accounts of eight U.S. presidents who assumed office at times of crisis and how they met high-stakes challenges, from Lincoln's efforts on behalf of a divided nation and FDR's strategies during the Depression to Truman's inheritance of World War II and Kennedy's role in addressing the Cold...

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Main Author:	Updegrove, Mark K.
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Presidents > United States > History. Crisis management in government > United States > History. Political leadership > United States > History. Presidents > United States > Biography.
Genre:	Biography.
Physical Description:	x, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format:	Book