Leading from the Center
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: June 9, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780465002931
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; Political Process - Leadership; United States - General; General
Description: "Although many presidential candidates claim to be moderates, the word cannot conceal a political climate defined by extreme rhetoric and virulent partisanship. In Leading From the Center, Gil Troy argues that this is a distinctly un-American state of affairs. The great presidents of American history have always sought a golden mean - from Washington, who brilliantly mediated between the competing visions of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, to Lincoln, who rescued the Union with his principled pragmatism, to the two Roosevelts, who united millions of Americans with their powerful, affirmative, nationalist visions. As America lines up to select its next president, Gil Troy reminds us of the finest traditions of presidential leadership from our nation's past."--Jacket.