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Old 03-21-2013, 12:14 AM   #294
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Coolidge by Amity Schlaes. One of the most penetrating biographies of a US President in recent memory, that of the 30th President, Calvin Coolidge (1923-29). Shlaes utilizes turn of the century New England as the backdrop of Coolidges formative years and how the Progressive era of American politics formed his philosophical (and economical) foundations. If you are an avid student of history, especially that of the 20th century American variety, this one is for you. From Benjamin Harrison through the New Deal it describes and vividly illustrates the first man that made a true frontal assault upon the size of government and it's debt.
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