Coolidge
Ratings5
Average rating3.8
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Ratings5
Average rating3.8
From the Publisher...
Amity Shlaes chronicles a riveting portrait of a great American president, Calvin Coolidge, who served in office in the 1920s. He was known to many as "Silent Cal" and to some as "Scrooge." His personality portrayed a quiet, passive man, old fashioned, but the most modern of all presidents. His discipline represented strength, and he was admired for his courage. From the governor of Massachusetts to the President of the U.S., he never feared issues in a crucial period of turmoil as he showed the nation how to persevere. His motto of doing less could produce more, along with his frugal beliefs of curtailing spending and rejecting funding showed outstanding results, while reducing the federal budget.
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Dense and tedious. I appreciate the amount of research the author must have done, but sometimes, less is more. Too many characters. The writing is often awkward. Coolidge does not come across as an interesting or sympathetic person.
