The Life of Herbert Hoover Imperfect Visionary, 19181928 [Hardcover]

This latest volume in the definitive six-volume biography of Herbert Hoover tracks Hoover's life and career from 1918 to 1928 - a period defined largely by his role as United States Secretary of Commerce and leading directly to his election as the thirty-first President of the United States.Feeding Europe, 1918-1919 Family Affairs, 1918-1920 An Economic Program for the Consumer Society The Election of 1920 The European Relief Program, September 1919-1920 Family and Business, 1921 The Commerce Department, 1921 The 1921 Unemployment Conference The Russian Famine, 1921-1923 The American Child Health Association Family, 1922-1923 Hoover's Economic Idealism The Commerce Department, 1922 The Commerce Department, 1923 Alaska and Washington, 1923-1924 The Commerce Department, 1924 The Commerce Department, 1925 Family and Public Service, 1925-1928 The Commerce Department, 1926-1928 The Mississippi River and New England Floods of 1927 The Election of 1928 Imperfect Visionary

Kendrick A. Clements s The Life of Herbert Hoover, the fourth in the multivolume work on the life of Herbert Hoover, stands as one of the most well-researched and well-written books on the former secretary of commerce and president. Clements s narrative shows the complexity and challenges of the period, and his analysis of Hoover s years as secretary of commerce is one of the best in recent decades. Clements s research is impeccable and will aid those with an interest in Hoover for many years to come. A must read. - The Journal of American History Examining the years between the end of WWI to Hoover s election to the presidency in 1928, Clements skillfully intersperses 4 chapters on his subject s private family life along with 18 chapters dedicated to Hoover s public career. Recommended. - CHOICE Herbert Hoover is one of the few figures in American history who truly requires a multivolume biography, and in the installment at hand, Clements helps us understand why. This is a richly informative ló5