| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
331 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-309) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Walter Isaacson -- George Washington, the general / Thomas Fleming -- Charles Finney, prophet of social reform / Frances FitzGerald -- President Ulysses S. Grant and the battle for equality / Sean Wilentz -- J. Pierpont Morgan : he knew he was right / Jean Strouse -- Chief Joseph and the challenge of Indian leadership / Elliott West -- When presidents become weak / Robert Dallek -- The phenomenon of W. E. B. DuBois / Annette Gordon-Reed -- Mr. McGraw / Kevin Baker -- Two approaches to leadership / Alan Brinkley -- The qualities of leadership : Dwiht D. Eisenhower as warrior and president / David M. Kennedy -- The implausible Wendell Willkie : leadership ahead of its time / David Levering Lewis -- "Am I a 'screwball', or am I a pioneer?" : Pauli Murray's Civil Rights movement / Glenda Gilmore -- Robert Kennedy, the empathetic leader / Evan Thomas. |
| Subject |
Leadership -- United States -- Case studies.
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Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies.
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Political activists -- United States -- Case studies.
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Social reformers -- United States -- Case studies.
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Businessmen -- United States -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Isaacson, Walter.
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| ISBN |
9780393076554 hardback |
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0393076555 hardback |
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