Dwight D. Eisenhower: The American Presidents Series: The 34th President, 1953-1961

Dwight D. Eisenhower: The American Presidents Series: The 34th President, 1953-1961An American icon and hero faces a nation and a world in transition A bona fide American hero at the close of World War II, General Dwight Eisenhower rode an enormous wave of popularity into the Oval Office seven years later. Though we may view the Eisenhower years through a hazy lens of 1950s nostalgia, historians consider his presidency one of the least successful. At home there was civil rights unrest, McCarthyism, and a deteriorating economy;

An American icon and hero faces a nation-and a world-in transition

A bona-fide American hero at the close of World War II, General Dwight Eisenhower rode an enormous wave of popularity into the Oval Office seven years later. Though we may view the Eisenhower years through a hazy lens of 1950s nostalgia, historians consider his presidency one of the least successful. At home there was civil rights unrest, McCarthyism, and a deteriorating economy; internationally, the Cold War was deepening. But despite his tendency toward "brinksmanship," Ike would later be revered for "keeping the peace." Still, his actions and policies at the onset of his career, covered by Tom Wicker, would haunt Americans of future generations.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 11/05/2002
ISBN: 9780805069075
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/26/2002 pg. 51
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2002 pg. 1295
Library Journal 10/01/2002 pg. 108
Booklist 10/15/2002 pg. 384
New York Times 11/24/2002 pg. 26
New York Times 12/08/2002 pg. 67