{"product_id":"hoover-an-extraordinary-life-in-extraordinary-times-paperback","title":"Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Whyte\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAn exemplary biography--exhaustively researched, fair-minded and easy to read. It can nestle on the same shelf as David McCullough's \u003ci\u003eTruman\u003c\/i\u003e, a high compliment indeed.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe definitive biography of Herbert Hoover, one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century--\u003cb\u003ea wholly original account that will forever change the way Americans understand the man, his presidency, his battle against the Great Depression, and their own history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn impoverished orphan who built a fortune. A great humanitarian. A president elected in a landslide and then resoundingly defeated four years later. Arguably the father of both New Deal liberalism and modern conservatism, Herbert Hoover lived one of the most extraordinary American lives of the twentieth century. Yet however astonishing, his accomplishments are often eclipsed by the perception that Hoover was inept and heartless in the face of the Great Depression. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Kenneth Whyte vividly recreates Hoover's rich and dramatic life in all its complex glory. He follows Hoover through his Iowa boyhood, his cutthroat business career, his brilliant rescue of millions of lives during World War I and the 1927 Mississippi floods, his misconstrued presidency, his defeat at the hands of a ruthless Franklin Roosevelt, his devastating years in the political wilderness, his return to grace as Truman's emissary to help European refugees after World War II, and his final vindication in the days of Kennedy's \"New Frontier.\" Ultimately, Whyte brings to light Hoover's complexities and contradictions--his modesty and ambition, his ruthlessness and extreme generosity--as well as his profound political legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times\u003c\/i\u003e is the epic, poignant story of the deprived boy who, through force of will, made himself the most accomplished figure in the land, and who experienced a range of achievements and failures unmatched by any American of his, or perhaps any, era. Here, for the first time, is the definitive biography that fully captures the colossal scale of Hoover's momentous life and volatile times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKENNETH WHYTE\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eToronto Globe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year, and a nominee for four major Canadian book awards. He is a publishing and telecommunications executive and chairman of the Donner Canada Foundation. He was formerly editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, editor of the monthly \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and founding editor of the\u003ci\u003e National Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 768\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754193256736,"sku":"9780307743879","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aee6abd9ff14b9ede57498bd00eceb30.webp?v=1780035456","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hoover-an-extraordinary-life-in-extraordinary-times-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}