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Leadership in turbulent times, Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the leader make the times or do the times make the leader? Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closely -- Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights) -- to show how they recognized leadership qualities within themselves and were recognized as leaders by others. By looking back to their first entries into public life, we encounter them at a time when their paths were filled with confusion, fear, and hope. They all collided with dramatic reversals that disrupted their lives and threatened to shatter forever their ambitions. Nonetheless, they all emerged fitted to confront the contours and dilemmas of their times. No common pattern describes the trajectory of leadership. Although set apart in background, abilities, and temperament, these men shared a fierce ambition and a deep-seated resilience that enabled them to surmount uncommon hardships. At their best, all four were guided by a sense of moral purpose. At moments of great challenge, they were able to summon their talents to enlarge the opportunities and lives of others
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
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Publication
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
919 pages (large print)
Contents
  • Part 1. Ambition and the recognition of leadership
  • Abraham: "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition"
  • Theodore: "I rose like a rocket"
  • Franklin: "No, call me Franklin"
  • Lyndon: "A steam engine in pants"
  • Part 2. Adversity and growth
  • Abraham Lincoln: "I must die or be better"
  • Theodore Roosevelt: "The light has gone out of my life"
  • Franklin Roosevelt: "Above all, try something"
  • Lyndon Johnson: "The most miserable period of my life"
  • Part 3. How they led: man and the times
  • Transformational leadership: Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation
  • Crisis management: Theodore Roosevelt and the Coal Strike
  • Turnaround leadership: Franklin Roosevelt and the Hundred Days
  • Visionary leadership: Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights
  • Epilogue: Of death and legacy
Isbn
9781432853822
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Leadership in turbulent times
Title
Leadership in turbulent times
Statement of responsibility
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the leader make the times or do the times make the leader? Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closely -- Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights) -- to show how they recognized leadership qualities within themselves and were recognized as leaders by others. By looking back to their first entries into public life, we encounter them at a time when their paths were filled with confusion, fear, and hope. They all collided with dramatic reversals that disrupted their lives and threatened to shatter forever their ambitions. Nonetheless, they all emerged fitted to confront the contours and dilemmas of their times. No common pattern describes the trajectory of leadership. Although set apart in background, abilities, and temperament, these men shared a fierce ambition and a deep-seated resilience that enabled them to surmount uncommon hardships. At their best, all four were guided by a sense of moral purpose. At moments of great challenge, they were able to summon their talents to enlarge the opportunities and lives of others
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contains biographical information
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Goodwin, Doris Kearns
Dewey number
973.09/9
Index
no index present
LC call number
E176.1
LC item number
.G65 2018b
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Lincoln, Abraham
  • Roosevelt, Theodore
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D.
  • Johnson, Lyndon B.
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D.
  • Johnson, Lyndon B.
  • Johnson, Lyndon B.
  • Lincoln, Abraham
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D.
  • Roosevelt, Theodore
  • Presidents
  • Political leadership
  • Character
  • United States
  • Political culture
  • Large type books
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • HISTORY
  • Character
  • Large type books
  • Political culture
  • Political leadership
  • Politics and government
  • Presidents
  • United States
Label
Leadership in turbulent times, Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-913)
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volume
Carrier category code
nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part 1. Ambition and the recognition of leadership -- Abraham: "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition" -- Theodore: "I rose like a rocket" -- Franklin: "No, call me Franklin" -- Lyndon: "A steam engine in pants" -- Part 2. Adversity and growth -- Abraham Lincoln: "I must die or be better" -- Theodore Roosevelt: "The light has gone out of my life" -- Franklin Roosevelt: "Above all, try something" -- Lyndon Johnson: "The most miserable period of my life" -- Part 3. How they led: man and the times -- Transformational leadership: Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation -- Crisis management: Theodore Roosevelt and the Coal Strike -- Turnaround leadership: Franklin Roosevelt and the Hundred Days -- Visionary leadership: Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights -- Epilogue: Of death and legacy
Control code
21560284
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
919 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781432853822
Lccn
2018037109
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(OCoLC)1048662411
Label
Leadership in turbulent times, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-913)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part 1. Ambition and the recognition of leadership -- Abraham: "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition" -- Theodore: "I rose like a rocket" -- Franklin: "No, call me Franklin" -- Lyndon: "A steam engine in pants" -- Part 2. Adversity and growth -- Abraham Lincoln: "I must die or be better" -- Theodore Roosevelt: "The light has gone out of my life" -- Franklin Roosevelt: "Above all, try something" -- Lyndon Johnson: "The most miserable period of my life" -- Part 3. How they led: man and the times -- Transformational leadership: Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation -- Crisis management: Theodore Roosevelt and the Coal Strike -- Turnaround leadership: Franklin Roosevelt and the Hundred Days -- Visionary leadership: Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights -- Epilogue: Of death and legacy
Control code
21560284
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
919 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781432853822
Lccn
2018037109
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(OCoLC)1048662411

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