Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times
Kenneth Whyte
- ISBN-13
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Year
- 2017
- Pages
- 752
- Format
- Hardcover, new
Biography by Kenneth Whyte (Knopf, 2017). Follows Herbert Hoover from his Iowa boyhood and business career through his presidency to his work for Truman after World War II. Hardcover, 752 pages.
About this book
Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times is Kenneth Whyte’s biography of Herbert Hoover, the impoverished orphan who built a fortune and became president. Knopf published the 752-page hardcover in 2017.
Whyte follows Hoover through his Iowa boyhood, his business career, and his rescue of millions of lives during World War I and the 1927 Mississippi floods. The book covers his presidency and the Great Depression, his defeat by Franklin Roosevelt, his years in the political wilderness, and his later work as Truman’s emissary to help European refugees after World War II.
It also examines the contradictions in Hoover’s character, such as his modesty and ambition, and his political legacy.
Product details
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| Publisher | Knopf |
|---|---|
| Published | 2017 |
| Author | Kenneth Whyte |
| Format | Hardcover, 752 pages |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-307-59796-0 |
| ISBN-10 | 0307597962 |
| Size | 6.7 × 9.6 × 1.7 in · 2.5 lb |
| Condition | New |
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