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J. Anspach

Tacoma, WA USA | Member Since 2012

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  • Coolidge | [Amity Shlaes]
    Coolidge
    UNABRIDGED

    Coolidge

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 8 mins)
    • By Amity Shlaes
    • Narrated By Terence Aselford
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (60)
    Performance
    (48)
    Story
    (50)

    Calvin Coolidge, president from 1923 to 1929, never rated highly in polls, and history has remembered the decade in which he served as an extravagant period predating the Great Depression. Now Amity Shlaes provides a fresh look at the 1920s and its elusive president, showing that the mid-1920s was in fact a triumphant period that established our modern way of life: The nation electrified, Americans drove their first cars, and the federal deficit was replaced with a surplus.

    Jean says: "Silent Cal"
    "Memorable Biography of a Forgotten President"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What did you love best about Coolidge?

    This book skillfully captures Coolidge as an individual as well as providing a good account of the history of the time and Coolidge's political and philosophical thought. It is not hero worship, and the author takes care to present those in opposition to Coolidge in a fair minded way that avoids demonizing.

    I finished the book having a better understanding of the man, the nation, and the history of the time than when I began.


    What did you like best about this story?

    I have a new favorite President. If only the politicians of our age were of a similar mind to Coolidge.


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    I found myself listening to 2-3 hour intervals, but the narration style demands attention. If I was even a little distracted, the narration was unable to demand by attention and draw me back in.


    4 of 4 people found this review helpful

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