historians on the elusive quality of greatness Isaacson, Walter ed. text nyu New York, N.Y W.W. Norton & Co 2011 monographic eng

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331 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. Introduction / Walter Isaacson -- George Washington, the general / Thomas Fleming -- Charles Finney, prophet of social reform / Frances FitzGerald -- President Ulysses S. Grant and the battle for equality / Sean Wilentz -- J. Pierpont Morgan : he knew he was right / Jean Strouse -- Chief Joseph and the challenge of Indian leadership / Elliott West -- When presidents become weak / Robert Dallek -- The phenomenon of W. E. B. DuBois / Annette Gordon-Reed -- Mr. McGraw / Kevin Baker -- Two approaches to leadership / Alan Brinkley -- The qualities of leadership : Dwight D. Eisenhower as warrior and president / David M. Kennedy -- The implausible Wendell Willkie : leadership ahead of its time / David Levering Lewis -- "Am I a 'screwball', or am I a pioneer?" : Pauli Murray's Civil Rights movement / Glenda Gilmore -- Robert Kennedy, the empathetic leader / Evan Thomas. Edited by Walter Isaacson Incluye índice Leadership United States Case studies Political leadership United States Case studies Political activists United States Case studies Social reformers United States Case studies Businessmen United States Case studies 002 E 176 P964 2011 324.2/2 9780393340761 131010 20230404125752.0 113477