Leadership
Subtitle: In Turbulent Times
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Edition: Large print edition (1)
Series: Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, MI
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 921
ISBN-13: 9781432853822
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; Political leadership; Presidents; Character; Case studies; Large type books; History
Description: Pulitzer Prize—winner Doris Kearns Good- win focuses on the four presidents she has studied most closely — Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights) — in this illuminating exploration of the emer- gence, growth, and exercise of leadership. Although set apart in background, abilities, and temperament, these men shared com- mon traits: ambition, resilience, a sense of moral purpose, and, at moments of great challenge, were able to summon their tal- ents to create opportunities. This seminal work is an accessible and essential guide for both aspiring and established leaders. --back cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 719-913).
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Ambition and the recognition of leadership; title: Abraham: "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition"; title: Theodore: "I rose like a rocket"; title: Franklin: "No, call me Franklin"; title: Lyndon: "A steam engine in pants"; title: Part 2. Adversity and growth; title: Abraham Lincoln: "I must die or be better"; title: Theodore Roosevelt: "The light has gone out of my life"; title: Franklin Roosevelt: "Above all, try something"; title: Lyndon Johnson: "The most miserable period of my life"; title: Part 3. How they led: man and the times; title: Transformational leadership: Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation; title: Crisis management: Theodore Roosevelt and the Coal Strike; title: Turnaround leadership: Franklin Roosevelt and the Hundred Days; title: Visionary leadership: Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights; title: Epilogue: Of death and legacy.