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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Pr
Publication date
March 15, 2015
Pages
238
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780873519625
ISBN-10
0873519620
Dimensions
1 by 5 by 8 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Original list price
$18.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A new investigation of the meteoric rise, lifetime of achievements, and unique persona of "boy wonder" and perennial candidate Harold E. Stassen.
In ten unsuccessful runs at the U.S. presidency, Harold E. Stassen became infamous as a perennial candidate. But his lifetime of achievements, now mostly forgotten, demonstrate his contributions to Minnesota's political evolution, to international cooperation, and to world peace, as well as his importance to American history. It's time to consider Stassen, again.
At the start of his career in the 1930s, extremism thrived in both state and national politics. Fear-mongering was an increasingly effective weapon in the battle for votesâand for international influence. Stassen's leadership as the moderate "boy governor" of Minnesota, lauded by national media, revitalized the state's Republican Party and helped pave the way for the national party's return to power. In the middle of his third term as governor, this principled man enlisted in the navy, served in the Pacific, directed the liberation of Japanese prisoner-of-war camps, and helped write the charter for the United Nations. After the war, he served in Eisenhower's cabinet, showing his energy and his ambition. Stassen argued successfully throughout his career for moderation, tolerance, and common senseâ "the middle way"â at a time when America, and the world, was in woefully short supply of each.
In ten unsuccessful runs at the U.S. presidency, Harold E. Stassen became infamous as a perennial candidate. But his lifetime of achievements, now mostly forgotten, demonstrate his contributions to Minnesota's political evolution, to international cooperation, and to world peace, as well as his importance to American history. It's time to consider Stassen, again.
At the start of his career in the 1930s, extremism thrived in both state and national politics. Fear-mongering was an increasingly effective weapon in the battle for votesâand for international influence. Stassen's leadership as the moderate "boy governor" of Minnesota, lauded by national media, revitalized the state's Republican Party and helped pave the way for the national party's return to power. In the middle of his third term as governor, this principled man enlisted in the navy, served in the Pacific, directed the liberation of Japanese prisoner-of-war camps, and helped write the charter for the United Nations. After the war, he served in Eisenhower's cabinet, showing his energy and his ambition. Stassen argued successfully throughout his career for moderation, tolerance, and common senseâ "the middle way"â at a time when America, and the world, was in woefully short supply of each.
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from Minnesota Historical Society Pr (March 15, 2015)
9780873519625 | details & prices | 238 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $18.95
About: A new investigation of the meteoric rise, lifetime of achievements, and unique persona of "boy wonder" and perennial candidate Harold E.
About: A new investigation of the meteoric rise, lifetime of achievements, and unique persona of "boy wonder" and perennial candidate Harold E.
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