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Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times | Kenneth Whyte
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The definitive biography of Herbert Hoover, one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century--a revisionist account that will forever change the way Americans understand the man, his presidency, and his battle against the Great Depression. A poor orphan who built a fortune, a great humanitarian, a president elected in a landslide and then routed in the next election, arguably the father of both New Deal liberalism and modern conservatism--Herbert Hoover is also one of our least understood presidents, conventionally seen only as a heartless failure for his handling of the Great Depression. Kenneth Whyte fully captures this rich, dramatic life: from Hoover's difficult childhood to his meteoric business career, his work saving hundreds of thousands of lives during World War I and after the 1927 Mississippi floods, his presidency, his painful defeat by Roosevelt, and his return to grace as Truman's emissary to help European refugees after World War II. Whyte brings to life Hoover's complexity and contradictions--his modesty and ambition, ruthlessness and extreme generosity--as well as his political legacy. Here is the epic, poignant story of the poor boy who became the most accomplished figure of his time, who worked ceaselessly to fight the Depression yet became the public face of America's greatest economic crisis. Here, for the first time, is the definitive biography that captures the full scale of this extraordinary life.
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Bookwormjillk
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This book completely changed what I thought about Herbert Hoover. An amazing biography about an amazing life. Highly recommend.

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Bookwormjillk
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Kicking off the last day of #24b42019 with Herbert Hoover on audio and pancakes (for the kids 😜)

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I never knew I could be this interested in Herbert Hoover. 2/3 of the way through, and I am doing an extra special job with the laundry so I can keep listening.

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I‘ve been listening to this while I do my Christmas baking. Herbert Hoover was born during the Guilded Age and died during the Cold War. It‘s a fascinating book.