{"product_id":"calvin-coolidge-david-pietrusza-9781468017779","title":"Calvin Coolidge: A Documentary Biography","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Documentary Biography of America's Thirtieth President Calvin Coolidge\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalvin Coolidge: A Documentary Biography\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the \"album version\" of President Calvin Coolidge, featuring extended excerpts and, indeed, often the entire texts of major Coolidge addresses-as well as presenting a host of other illuminating documents, authored both by or about America's vastly underrated thirtieth president. \u003ci\u003eCalvin Coolidge: A Documentary Biography\u003c\/i\u003e shines a searchlight on Silent Cal Coolidge's world and worldview as no previous book ever has. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's all here: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe opposites-attract love story of taciturn Cal Coolidge and his outgoing wife Grace Goodhue Coolidge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJack Kennedy had his Irish Mafia, Jimmy Carter had his Georgia Mafia. The story of Frank Stearns, Dwight Morrow, and Calvin Coolidge's \"Amherst Mafia.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhenomenal vote getter Coolidge won more offices than any other president. The secret of how this painfully shy man did it. His strong appeal to Democrats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1919 Boston Police Strike. How a city under siege ultimately makes Calvin Coolidge president.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow a runaway 1920 GOP convention stampedes to nominate Coolidge for the vice-presidency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnbelievable tragedy visits in July 1924 as Calvin Coolidge stands to become president in his own right--the death of his son Cal Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Coolidge presidency: a partnership of three remarkable figures: Coolidge, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, and Budget Director Herbert Lord.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoolidge vs. the Klan: reaching out to embattled minorities: Jews, blacks, Catholics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe gutsy Coolidge vetoes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Coolidge chose \"not to run\" in 1928.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eEach entry also includes a revealing explanatory introduction by noted Coolidge scholar and award-winning author David Pietrusza. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is further augmented by: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea Calvin Coolidge fact sheet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea comprehensive Coolidge bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea detailed Coolidge time line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea photo insert plus illustrations throughout the text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean essay detailing recently discovered facts regarding the fabled Coolidge \"Persistence\" quote.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eIn addition to numerous key speeches and texts from Coolidge himself, the volume includes contemporary readings from: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruce Barton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarion Leroy Burton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Lady Grace Goodhue Coolidge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVice President Charles G. Dawes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrederick H. Gillett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAl Jolson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalter Lippmann\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudge Wallace McCamant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDwight W. Morrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexandra Carlisle Pfeiffer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eH. I. Phillips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pittsburgh Courier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheodore Roosevelt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC. Bascom Slemp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank W. Stearns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eR. M. Washburn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR DAVID PIETRUSZA'S \"SILENT CAL'S ALMANACK\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Calvin Coolidge was one of the greatest presidents of the 20th century and is certainly the most underrated. This book, compiled by one of my favorite historians, will give readers a full appreciation of why Silent Cal's wisdom shines like a beacon through the fog of historical amnesia.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Jonah Goldberg, author of \u003ci\u003eLiberal Fascism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"an authority on the 1920s and [Calvin] Coolidge . . . David Pietrusza has brought Coolidge back to life with his volumes about the president . . .\"\u003cbr\u003e-Amity Shlaes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Pietrusza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1468017772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781468017779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.97d","brand":"David Pietrusza","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989867528447,"sku":"9781468017779","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_100396d3-422e-437f-a426-716b00c78857.jpg?v=1683301797","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/calvin-coolidge-david-pietrusza-9781468017779","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}