LEADER 05213nam 2201057I 450 001 9910814068403321 005 20230915195947.0 010 $a1-299-46481-5 010 $a1-4008-4641-2 010 $a9781400846412 q (ebook) 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400846412 035 $a(CKB)2550000001019351 035 $a(EBL)1122595 035 $a(OCoLC)840418220 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860662 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12306072 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860662 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10897000 035 $a(PQKB)11784878 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1122595 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001752336 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43263 035 $a(DE-B1597)453914 035 $a(OCoLC)979726917 035 $a(OCoLC)984687744 035 $a(OCoLC)987948950 035 $a(OCoLC)992490230 035 $a(OCoLC)999360215 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400846412 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1122595 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10686077 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL477731 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001019351 100 $a20130301d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPresidents and the dissolution of the Union $eleadership style from Polk to Lincoln /$fFred I. Greenstein with Dale Anderson 205 $aCore Textbook 210 1$aPrinceton :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[2013] 215 $a1 online resource (199 pages) 311 $a0-691-16661-7 311 $a0-691-15199-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tChapter 1. The Presidential Difference in the Civil War Era --$tChapter 2. The Policy- Driven Political Style of James K. Polk --$tChapter 3. The Rough and Ready Leadership of Zachary Taylor --$tChapter 4. Millard Fillmore and the Compromise of 1850 --$tChapter 5. Franklin Pierce and the Kansas- Nebraska Act --$tChapter 6. The Disastrous Presidency of James Buchanan --$tChapter 7. Abraham Lincoln: Consummate Leader --$tChapter 8. What Difference Did the President Make? --$tAppendix. Background on the Civil War Era Presidents --$tNotes --$tFurther Reading --$tAcknowledgments --$tIndex 330 $aThe United States witnessed an unprecedented failure of its political system in the mid-nineteenth century, resulting in a disastrous civil war that claimed the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. In his other acclaimed books about the American presidency, Fred Greenstein assesses the personal strengths and weaknesses of presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama. Here, he evaluates the leadership styles of the Civil War-era presidents. Using his trademark no-nonsense approach, Greenstein looks at the presidential qualities of James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln. For each president, he provides a concise history of the man's life and presidency, and evaluates him in the areas of public communication, organizational capacity, political skill, policy vision, cognitive style, and emotional intelligence. Greenstein sheds light on why Buchanan is justly ranked as perhaps the worst president in the nation's history, how Pierce helped set the stage for the collapse of the Union and the bloodiest war America had ever experienced, and why Lincoln is still considered the consummate American leader to this day. Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union reveals what enabled some of these presidents, like Lincoln and Polk, to meet the challenges of their times--and what caused others to fail. 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aPolitical leadership$zUnited States$vCase studies 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1783-1865 610 $aAbraham Lincoln. 610 $aAmerican Civil War. 610 $aAmerican presidency. 610 $aAmerican presidents. 610 $aBarack Obama. 610 $aCalifornia purchase. 610 $aDemocratic Party. 610 $aFranklin Pierce. 610 $aFugitive Slave Act. 610 $aGeorge Washington. 610 $aJames Buchanan. 610 $aJames K. Polk. 610 $aMexican Cession. 610 $aMexican?merican War. 610 $aMillard Fillmore. 610 $aOregon Territory. 610 $aZachary Taylor. 610 $acognitive style. 610 $aemotional intelligence. 610 $aleadership. 610 $aorganizational capacity. 610 $apolicy vision. 610 $apolitical skill. 610 $apublic communication. 610 $aslavery. 610 $atariff reduction. 615 0$aPresidents$xHistory 615 0$aPresidents 615 0$aPolitical leadership 676 $a973.09/9 700 $aGreenstein$b Fred I$0119853 701 $aAnderson$b Dale$f1953-$01643033 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814068403321 996 $aPresidents and the dissolution of the Union$93988038 997 $aUNINA