The Life of Herbert Hoover Fighting Quaker, 19281933 [Paperback]

This is the first definitive study of the presidency of America's least understood and most under-appreciated Chief Executive. Combining government with private resources, Hoover became the first president to pit government action against the economic cycle, setting precedents and spawning ideas employed by his successor and all future presidents.The Long Dusty Road from West Branch Landslide Prepping for the Presidency and Sparring with Congress Humanizing Hoover A Whirling Dervish The Engine of Prosperity Jumps the Track The Seventy-First Congress: Fighting the Political Wars Hoover and the World: Foreign Policy, 1929-1930 A Polarized Party Combating the Depression: Phase One, 1929-1930 The Seventy-Second Congress: Frustrating, Yet Fruitful Fighting the Depression: Phase II, 1931-1932 Frustrated Farmers, Angry Veterans Race, Gender, and Labor The Grim Reaper Stalks the World: Foreign Affairs, 1931-1933 Life in the White House: Personal and Social The Peter Pan in Hoover: Children and Fish The Fourth Estate Running for His Life: The Election of 1932 The Hard Interregnum Fighting Quaker

The Life of Herbert Hoover is an eloquently written narrative substantiated by thorough historical research and constitutes a welcome addition to the existing literature on Hoover's presidency and the Great Depression. It is by far the most comprehensive account of how Hoover's multifaceted personality shaped his relationship with the Party, Congress, and the media, and influenced his poly choices. The book will be of great value to any scholar working on that period. Political Science Quarterly

Glen Jeansonne has produced a balanced and meticulously researched account of the presidency of Herbert Hoover. The book is the fifth in the biographical series and certainly one of the best in the series . . . This book gives attention to the complex context Hoover found himself in as president. Jeansonne is positive without being overly sympathetic and nuanced elS(