
eBook - ePub
Presidential Courage
Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989
- 400 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
From the acclaimed bestselling author of The Conquerors comes a brilliantly readable and inspiring saga about crucial times in America's history when a courageous president dramatically changed the future of the United States.
With surprising new sources and a dazzling command of history and human character, Michael Beschloss brings to life the flawed, complex men who changed America's history. From George Washington, braving threats of impeachment and assassination to make peace with England, to John Adams, incurring his party's unrelenting hatred by refusing to fight France, and from Andrew Jackson, in a death struggle against the corrupt Bank of the United States, to Abraham Lincoln, risking his Presidency to insist that slaves be freed, Beschloss provides an intimate, behind-the-scenes view of presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives.
Gripping and important, Presidential Courage reveals that none of these presidents were eager to incur ridicule, vilification, or threats of political destruction and even assassination. But in the end, bolstered by friends and family, hidden private beliefs, and faith, each ultimately proved himself to be, in Andrew Jackson's words, "born for the storm."
With surprising new sources and a dazzling command of history and human character, Michael Beschloss brings to life the flawed, complex men who changed America's history. From George Washington, braving threats of impeachment and assassination to make peace with England, to John Adams, incurring his party's unrelenting hatred by refusing to fight France, and from Andrew Jackson, in a death struggle against the corrupt Bank of the United States, to Abraham Lincoln, risking his Presidency to insist that slaves be freed, Beschloss provides an intimate, behind-the-scenes view of presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives.
Gripping and important, Presidential Courage reveals that none of these presidents were eager to incur ridicule, vilification, or threats of political destruction and even assassination. But in the end, bolstered by friends and family, hidden private beliefs, and faith, each ultimately proved himself to be, in Andrew Jackson's words, "born for the storm."
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Presidential Courage by Michael R. Beschloss in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Military & Maritime History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Preface
- Chapter One: A Speedy Death to General Washington!
- Chapter Two: Kick this Treaty to Hell!
- Chapter Three: The Damnedest Liar
- Chapter Four: He May Retire with Undiminish’d Glory
- Chapter Five: Rivalries Irritated to Madness
- Chapter Six: Oh, That I Was a Soldier!
- Chapter Seven: Rocks and Quicksands on All Sides
- Chapter Eight: The Most Splendid Diamond in my Crown
- Chapter Nine: I Will Kill It!
- Chapter Ten: Not A Man to be Forced
- Chapter Eleven: I Was Born for the Storm
- Chapter Twelve: Who Would have had the Courage?
- Chapter Thirteen: I am Going to be Beaten
- Chapter Fourteen: Too Angelic for this Devilish Rebellion
- Chapter Fifteen: A Well-Meaning Baboon
- Chapter Sixteen: The Country will be Saved
- Chapter Seventeen: I See Dynamite
- Chapter Eighteen: Black Storm
- Chapter Nineteen: A Rough-and-Tumble Man
- Chapter Twenty: I Upset them All
- Chapter Twenty-One: We Must Protect The Chief!
- Chapter Twenty-Two: Gloom Personified
- Chapter Twenty-Three: Salute Your Caesar?
- Chapter Twenty-Four: We have Avoided a Putsch
- Chapter Twenty-Five: No People Except the Hebrews
- Chapter Twenty-Six: The Right Place at the Right Time
- Chapter Twenty-Seven: How Could this have Happened?
- Chapter Twenty-Eight: I Am Cyrus!
- Chapter Twenty-Nine: They Never Show Their Passion
- Chapter Thirty: Go Get Him, Johnny Boy!
- Chapter Thirty-One: It’s Going to be a Civil War
- Chapter Thirty-Two: A Man has to take a Stand
- Chapter Thirty-Three: We Win and they Lose!
- Chapter Thirty-Four: It Left Me Greatly Depressed
- Chapter Thirty-Five: Don’t worry that I’ve lost My Bearings
- Chapter Thirty-Six: A Miracle Has Taken Place
- Epilogue: Presidential Courage
- Acknowledgments
- Illustration Credits
- Photographs
- Notes
- Endnotes
- Sources
- Index
- Copyright