Extreme virtue : truth and leadership in five great American lives / Crispin Sartwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sartwell, Crispin, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtues.

Conduct of life.

Leadership--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explores leadership and civic virtue in American culture.

Contents:

Intro

Extreme Virtue

Contents

Introduction

1. Emma's Passion (Commitment)

2. Voltairine de Cleyre Priestess of Pity and Vengeance (Self-Relfection)

3. Barry Goldwater Bastard Out of Arizona (Integrity)

4. Lame Deer Spiritual Adventurer (Connectedness)

5. Furious Purity: Malcolm's Truth

Afterword

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791486191

0791486192

9781417538409

1417538406

OCLC:

61367839