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03151aam a2200421 i 4500 001 0830FAAAE2DD11E284C630D7DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20130702010114 008 130301s2013 njua b 001 0deng 010 $a 2012049032 020 $a 0691151997 (hardback) 020 $a 9780691151991 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)820118800 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E176.1 $b .G8294 2013 082 00 $a 973.09/9 $2 23 084 $a HIS036050 $a POL025000 $a HIS036040 $a HIS036050 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Greenstein, Fred I., $e author. 245 10 $a Presidents and the dissolution of the Union : $b leadership style from Polk to Lincoln / $c Fred I. Greenstein ; with Dale Anderson. 264 1 $a Princeton : $b Princeton University Press, $c [2013] 300 $a 188 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 21 cm 520 $a "The United States witnessed an unprecedented failure of its political system in the mid-nineteenth century, resulting in a disastrous civil war that claimed the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. In his other acclaimed books about the American presidency, Fred Greenstein assesses the personal strengths and weaknesses of presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama. Here, he evaluates the leadership styles of the Civil War-era presidents. Using his trademark no-nonsense approach, Greenstein looks at the presidential qualities of James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln. For each president, he provides a concise history of the man's life and presidency, and evaluates him in the areas of public communication, organizational capacity, political skill, policy vision, cognitive style, and emotional intelligence. Greenstein sheds light on why Buchanan is justly ranked as perhaps the worst president in the nation's history, how Pierce helped set the stage for the collapse of the Union and the bloodiest war America had ever experienced, and why Lincoln is still considered the consummate American leader to this day.Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union reveals what enabled some of these presidents, like Lincoln and Polk, to meet the challenges of their times--and what caused others to fail"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Political leadership $z United States $v Case studies. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1783-1865. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Leadership $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / 19th Century $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) $2 bisacsh 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217021812.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826072808.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20151001051257.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0830FAAAE2DD11E284C630D7DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search