Uncommon Americans : the lives and legacies of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover / edited by Timothy Walch ; foreword by John W. Carlin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walch, Timothy, 1947-

Series:

Contributions in American history 0084-9219 ; no. 200.

Contributions in American history, 0084-9219 ; no. 200

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.

Hoover, Herbert.

Hoover, Lou Henry, 1874-1944.

Hoover, Lou Henry.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States.

Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.

Presidents' spouses.

Married people--United States--Biography.

Married people.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 314 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Contents:

Herbert Hoover: Political Orphan / George H. Nash 9

Searching for Lou Henry Hoover / Nancy Beck Young 19

II. Formative Years 25

The Fascination of What's Difficult: Herbert Hoover and Geology / Hendrik Booraem V 27

Not So Innocent Abroad: The Hoovers' Early Years / John Milton Cooper, Jr. 39

III. Helping Hands 49

Determined Humanitarians: Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover in Europe / George H. Nash 51

Orphan Boy: Herbert Hoover and Children / Richard Norton Smith, Timothy Walch 67

Pioneer Girl: Lou Henry Hoover and the Girl Scouts / Susan Estabrook Kennedy 79

IV. Progressive Ideals 91

Agent of Change: Herbert Hoover as Secretary of Commerce / Kendrick A. Clements 93

Herbert Hoover, Housing, and Socioeconomic Planning in the 1920s / Fred A. Bjornstad 107

No Place Like Home: Herbert Hoover and the American Standard of Living / Regina Lee Blaszczyk 113

V. That Glorious Burden 137

War on a Thousand Fronts: Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression / David E. Hamilton 139

Prelude to the New Deal: Lou Henry Hoover and Women's Relief Work / Martha H. Swain 151

Herbert Hoover and the Elusive Quest for Peace / Alfred L. Castle 167

Assessing the Hoover Presidency / David A. Quigley 183

VI. Exile and Return 193

The Loyal Opposition: Herbert Hoover and the Republican Party / Gary Dean Best 195

Years of Frustration: Herbert Hoover and World War II / Hal Elliott Wert 209

"Some of My Best Friends Are Democrats": Herbert Hoover and the Kennedy Family / Timothy Walch 225

Elder Statesman: Herbert Hoover and His Successors / Michael J. Birkner 237

Herbert Hoover and the Third Way / Richard Norton Smith 249.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-303) and index.

ISBN:

0275979962

OCLC:

51726892