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Conservative heroes : fourteen leaders who shaped America, from Jefferson to Reagan / Garland S. Tucker.
Van Pelt Library JC573.2.U6 T84 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tucker, Garland S., III
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conservatives--United States--Biography.
- Conservatives.
- Conservatism--United States--History.
- Conservatism.
- Right and left (Political science).
- History.
- United States.
- Right and left (Political science)--United States--History.
- United States--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 234 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Wilmington, DE : Intercollegiate Studies Institute, [2015]
- Summary:
- ""Conservative Heroes" is the story of fourteen Americans whose lives reflected conservative values and principles as defined by author Garland S. Tucker III. The book surveys the thought and achievement of statesmen ranging from Thomas Jefferson and James Madison through Calvin Coolidge and Andrew Mellon up to Ronald Reagan"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Founding Collaborators / Thomas Jefferson Jefferson, Thomas, James Madison Madison, James 27
- 2 The "Tertium Quids" / Nathaniel Macon Macon, Nathaniel, John Randolph Randolph, John 45
- 3 "The Cast-iron Man" / John C. Calhoun Calhoun, John C. 61
- 4 Character and Courage / Grover Cleveland Cleveland, Grover 77
- 5 Commonsense Government / Calvin Coolidge Coolidge, Calvin, Andrew Mellon Mellon, Andrew 97
- 6 The Conservative Manifesto of 1937 / Josiah W. Bailey Bailey, Josiah W. 119
- 7 "Public Enemy Number One" / John W. Davis Davis, John W. 137
- 8 "Mr. Republican" / Robert A. Taft Taft, Robert A. 157
- 9 The Conservative Triptych / William F. Buckley Jr. Buckley, William F., Jr., Barry Goldwater Goldwater, Barry, Ronald Reagan Reagan, Ronald 173.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1610171365
- 9781610171366
- OCLC:
- 898165742
- Publisher Number:
- 99963790935
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