cam a22 4500 551382376 CHVBK 20201014104638.0 m d cr |n |||||||| 130301s2013 njua sb 001 0deng d 2012049032 978-0-691-15199-1 (hardback) (SERSOL)ssj0000860662 (WaSeSS)ssj0000860662 DLC eng DLC DLC WaSeSS rda E176.1 .G8294 2013 973.09/9 23 POL040010 POL025000 HIS036040 HIS036050 bisacsh Greenstein Fred I. author Presidents and the dissolution of the Union leadership style from Polk to Lincoln Fred I. Greenstein with Dale Anderson Princeton Princeton University Press [2013] 1 online resource (188 pages) illustrations text txt rdacontent/eng computer c rdamedia/eng online resource cr rdacarrier/eng Includes bibliographical references and index. Lizenzbedingungen können den Zugang einschränken. License restrictions may limit access. "The United States witnessed an unprecedented failure of its political system in the mid-nineteenth century, resulting in a disastrous civil war that claimed the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. In his other acclaimed books about the American presidency, Fred Greenstein assesses the personal strengths and weaknesses of presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama. Here, he evaluates the leadership styles of the Civil War-era presidents. Using his trademark no-nonsense approach, Greenstein looks at the presidential qualities of James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln. For each president, he provides a concise history of the man's life and presidency, and evaluates him in the areas of public communication, organizational capacity, political skill, policy vision, cognitive style, and emotional intelligence. Greenstein sheds light on why Buchanan is justly ranked as perhaps the worst president in the nation's history, how Pierce helped set the stage for the collapse of the Union and the bloodiest war America had ever experienced, and why Lincoln is still considered the consummate American leader to this day.Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union reveals what enabled some of these presidents, like Lincoln and Polk, to meet the challenges of their times--and what caused others to fail"-- Presidents United States History 19th century Presidents United States Biography Political leadership United States Case studies POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Leadership bisacsh HISTORY / United States / 19th Century bisacsh HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) bisacsh United States Politics and government 1783-1865 https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9781400846412 Uni Basel: Volltext https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/unibern/detail.action?docID=1122595 Uni Bern: Volltext https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9781400846412 Uni Bern: Volltext BK020053 XK020053 XK020000 De Gruyter PDA SSH eBooks De Gruyter PDA STM eBooks E-Books von 360MarcUpdates Ebook Central All Subscribed Titles PDA Package: All eBook Content, incl. OWV/AV PDA5EBK IDSBB A145 A145 145VT IDSBB B405 B405 405VT NELB4052004 IDSBB B405 B405 405VT NELB4052004 IDSBB 100 1- Greenstein Fred I. author IDSBB 856 40 https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9781400846412 Uni Basel: Volltext IDSBB 856 40 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/unibern/detail.action?docID=1122595 Uni Bern: Volltext IDSBB 856 40 https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9781400846412 Uni Bern: Volltext SWISSBIB 339560479