Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989

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Simon and Schuster, 2008 M02 5 - 430 pages
Presidential Courage is a brilliantly readable and inspiring saga about crucial times in American history when a courageous President dramatically changed our future. Like Beschloss's previous book, The Conquerors, it was a New York Times bestseller for months.

With surprising new sources and a dazzling command of history and human character, Beschloss brings to life those flawed, complex men -- and their wives, families, friends and foes. Never have we had a more intimate, behind-the-scenes view of Presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives. For Americans who must choose Presidents and assess them once they are elected, Presidential Courage sets a lasting standard by showing us the best in Presidential leadership.

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Contents

Chapter
1
Chapter Four
25
Chapter
39
Chapter Eleven
77
Chapter Fourteen
103
Chapter Fifteen
113
Chapter Sixteen
119
Chapter Seventeen
127
Chapter Twentytwo
166
Chapter Twentythree
172
Chapter Twentyfour
182
Chapter Twentyfive
196
Chapter Twentyseven
211
Chapter Thirty
244
Chapter Thirtytwo
272
Chapter Thirtythree
280

Chapter Eighteen
136
Chapter Nineteen
143
Chapter Twenty
150
Chapter Twentyone
157
Chapter Thirtyfour
289
Chapter Thirtyfive
302
Epilogue
327
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About the author (2008)

Michael Beschloss has been called "the nation's leading Presidential historian" by Newsweek. He has written nine books on American Presidents and is NBC News Presidential Historian, as well as contributor to PBS's The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife.

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