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Franklin D. Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln: Competing Perspectives on Two Great Presidents, 1st Edition

  • Editor: William D. Pederson
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  • ISBN-10: 0765621029
  • ISBN-13: 9780765621023
  • Grade Level Range: College Freshman - College Senior
  • 296 Pages | eBook
  • Original Copyright 2002 | Published/Released July 2007
  • This publication's content originally published in print form: 2002

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About

Overview

A comparison of these two presidents and presidencies, examining their legacies, leadership styles, and places in history.

Contributors

Contributors

  • William D. Pederson

Table of Contents

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Introduction.
1: Dual Greatness in the White House.
2: Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Abraham Lincoln.
3: Two Wartime Elections: The Presidential Elections of 1864 and 1944.
4: Abraham and Mary, Franklin and Eleanor: Their Growth from Private to Public Comprehension.
5: FDR and Lincoln in Stone (and Bronze).
6: Comparative Political Leadership.
7: Warrior, Communitarian, and Echo: The Leadership of Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt.
8: An Evaluation of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
9: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Huey P. Long, and Political Leadership: Room for Just One at the Top.
10: Jesus, Lincoln, and Beethoven: Three Notes on the Same Grand Chord.
11: Teaching a Legacy.
12: The Depression, Eleanor and World War II: What Do Elementary School Social Studies Tell Us About Franklin Roosevelt?.
13: FDR and American Life: Portrayals and Interpretations in Secondary School American History Textbooks.
14: Teaching FDR to the Next Generation.
Chronology.
Biographical Digest.
Selected Bibliography.
List of Contributors.
Index.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Introduction.
1: Dual Greatness in the White House.
2: Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Abraham Lincoln.
3: Two Wartime Elections: The Presidential Elections of 1864 and 1944.
4: Abraham and Mary, Franklin and Eleanor: Their Growth from Private to Public Comprehension.
5: FDR and Lincoln in Stone (and Bronze).
6: Comparative Political Leadership.
7: Warrior, Communitarian, and Echo: The Leadership of Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt.
8: An Evaluation of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
9: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Huey P. Long, and Political Leadership: Room for Just One at the Top.
10: Jesus, Lincoln, and Beethoven: Three Notes on the Same Grand Chord.
11: Teaching a Legacy.
12: The Depression, Eleanor and World War II: What Do Elementary School Social Studies Tell Us About Franklin Roosevelt?.
13: FDR and American Life: Portrayals and Interpretations in Secondary School American History Textbooks.
14: Teaching FDR to the Next Generation.
Chronology.
Biographical Digest.
Selected Bibliography.
List of Contributors.
Index.