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Author:

Koehn, Nancy F. (Nancy Fowler), 1959-

Title:

Forged in crisis : the power of courageous leadership in turbulent times / Nancy Koehn.

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Scribner,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

ix, 517 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Leadership--History.
Shackleton, Ernest Henry,--Sir,--1874-1922--Influence.
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Influence.
Douglass, Frederick,--1818-1895--Influence.
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich,--1906-1945--Influence.
Carson, Rachel,--1907-1964--Influence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-496) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: The call of history -- Bring the team home alive: Ernest Shackleton's challenge -- Save and transform the nation: Abraham Lincoln's challenge -- End slavery forever: Frederick Douglass's challenge -- Resist Nazi evil: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's challenge -- Protect the Earth and its creatures: Rachel Carson's challenge -- Conclusion: The power of courageous leadership.

Summary:

Presents a portrait of five extraordinary figures--Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rachel Carson--to illuminate how great leaders are made in times of adversity and the diverse skills they summon in order to prevail.

ISBN:

1501174444
9781501174445

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1004510884

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