Herbert Hoover: A Life

Herbert Hoover: A Life
ISBN-10
1101991003
ISBN-13
9781101991008
Series
Herbert Hoover
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
455
Language
English
Published
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Author
Glen Jeansonne

Description

An examination of Herbert Hoover argues that he was not a "do-nothing" president, as he is often remembered, but was instead a steadfast leader who became the moral voice of the GOP and a champion of Republican principles.

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