Presidential Chronicles Volume VII

Depression and Global War is the seventh full volume of biographies in David Fisher's series Presidential Chronicles - the series of books and videos on American history as seen through the lives of the Presidents of the United States. Author David Fisher provides robust yet concise biographies of every U.S. President in this unique multi-volume collection, revealing the essential elements of their lives in the contexts of their times. Fisher makes extensive use of first-person quotations to help convey the inner thoughts of his subjects, along with a broad collection of images to help bring these stories to life. Many of the images are pulled from his vast personal collection of first edition presidential biographies, with many dating from the era in which these men were charged to lead their nation. Volume VII: Depression and Global War tells the life stories of the following four American Presidents who dealt with unprecedented economic challenges, the most devastating war the world had ever experienced, and the emerging Cold War of the nuclear era: Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower As the “Roaring Twenties” came to an abrupt end with the onset of the Great Depression, America’s Presidents took different approaches to the role of government in providing for the safety and well-being of the American people. As FDR’s New Deal took hold, so did a new era of government activism in the lives of everyday Americans. While some of these changes brought long-term economic security, they did not end the Depression. That reprieve only materialized as the U.S. entered the fight against the Axis Powers in a global conflagration that claimed the lives of more than 50 million people. Victory was eventually sealed with the dropping of the world’s first atomic bombs, thereby launching an arms race and a Cold War that left the world constantly on edge. Throughout this era, America’s Presidents navigated through unchartered waters, seeking to provide the policies and personal leadership at home and abroad to restore peace and prosperity to a devastated world. The road was hardly smooth for any of these four men who found themselves entrusted with such monumental challenges. Yet the nation that emerged at the end of the 1950s was the unquestioned leader of the “free world” and a check on the imperialistic aspirations of totalitarian states. These four men each played a critical role in shaping this outcome. These are their stories. Progressivism and Prosperityis part of Presidential Chronicles - Volumes, the print edition of the series in which each previous release includes four or five presidential biographies. The other released printed volumes include: Volume I: The Founders (with biographies of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe) Volume II: Democracy Expands (with biographies of John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler) Volume III: The Path to National Fracture (with biographies of James Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan) Volume IV: War and Its Aftermath (with biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, and James Garfield) Volume V: Dawn of a New Century (with biographies of Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt) Volume VI: Progressivism and Prosperity (with biographies of William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, and Calvin Coolidge) These biographies are also available as individual E-Books in the Presidential Chronicles - Individual series.