Presidential Courage

Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989

By: Michael R. Beschloss

Narrated by: Michael R. Beschloss

From the acclaimed bestselling author of The Conquerors comes a brilliantly readable and inspiring saga about crucial times in America's history when a courageous president dramatically changed the future of the United States.

With surprising new sources and a dazzling command of history and human character, Michael Beschloss brings to life the flawed, complex men who changed America's history. From George Washington, braving threats of impeachment and assassination to make peace with England, to John Adams, incurring his party's unrelenting hatred by refusing to fight France, and from Andrew Jackson, in a death struggle against the corrupt Bank of the United States, to Abraham Lincoln, risking his Presidency to insist that slaves be freed, Beschloss provides an intimate, behind-the-scenes view of presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives.

Gripping and important, Presidential Courage reveals that none of these presidents were eager to incur ridicule, vilification, or threats of political destruction and even assassination. But in the end, bolstered by friends and family, hidden private beliefs, and faith, each ultimately proved himself to be, in Andrew Jackson's words, "born for the storm."©2007 Michael Beschloss. All rights reserved; (P)2007 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.

Excellent

As usual, I was pleasantly pleased by another Michael Beschloss book on presidents. I especially liked the manner in which he addressed presidents, who made decisions knowing the political perils he would face. We definitely need presidents like that.

Thought-Provoking

A series of thought-provoking profiles that prove our presidents are fallible humans, and that courageous actions can be borne of integrity, political expediency or both.

excellent

I like the details and unbiased account of several issues that the authored dissected. Authentic, entertaining and historically accurate.

presidential Courago

very interesting decisions by pre hour presidents situations! Enjoyed more in depth look at those choices.

The great book I agree office with one production flaw

This was great history. Beschloss is always wonderful as both The author in the narrator. The one annoying factor was that it was poorly edited were the audio portion of the book had slight drum rolls there should’ve been chapter breaks but there weren’t in chapter brakes seem to come in the middle of episodes discussed by the author. It was quite annoying actually and stops me from giving this book 5 stars overall. Of course this would not be true for the written version of the book.