Author

Publication

2008 - Basic Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

85,250 words, Guess

Page Count

341 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveleadingfromcente00troy
  • ISBN-100465002935
  • ISBN-139780465002931
  • Goodreads3392459
  • LibraryThing5265977
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Classifications

  • DDC973.09/9
  • LCCE176.1 .T785 2008

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.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography

Other Editions

  • Leading from the center: why moderates make the best presidentsBasic Books2008-01-01

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