The Life of Herbert Hoover: Fighting Quaker, 1928-1933

by Glen Jeansonne

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023010309X
• ISBN13: 9780230103092
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 539 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"