Synopses & Reviews
When Ronald Reagan moved into the White House, he ordered Calvin Coolidges portrait to be moved next to Lincolns and Jeffersons in a place of high honor. Most Americans today have forgotten Coolidges legacy; but Reagan knew well that Coolidges programs in the 1920s presaged the conservative movement toward smaller government and reduced taxes. Historian Robert Sobel looks at Coolidges impressive record as president—his four tax cuts, his yearly budget surplus, his success shrinking the debt—in this expansive biography of a forgotten American icon.
About the Author
Robert Sobel, journalist, author, and professor of Business History at Hofstra University, has written more than thirty books, including Herbert Hoover at the Onset of the Great Depression and The Great Bull Market: Wall Street in the 1920s. He lives in Long Beach, New York.