TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beschloss,Michael R.
TI  - Presidential courage: brave leaders and how they changed America, 1789-1989 
SN  - 0743257448 (pbk.)
AV  - E176.1  .B47 2008
U1  - 973.09/9 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
KW  - Presidents
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Anecdotes
KW  - Courage
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Decision making
KW  - sears
KW  - fast
KW  - International relations
KW  - Political science
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Foreign relations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-408) and index; A SPEEDY DEATH TO GENERAL WASHINGTON! --
KICK THIS TREATY TO HELL!--THE DAMNEDEST LIAR--
HE MAY RETIRE WITH UNDIMINISH'D GLORY--RIVALRIES IRRITATED TO MADNESS--OH, THAT I WAS A SOLDIER!--
ROCKS AND QUICKSANDS ON ALL SIDES--THE MOST SPLENDID DIAMOND IN MY CROWN--I WILL KILL IT!--NOT A MAN TO BE FORCED--I WAS BORN FOR THE STORM--WHO WOULD HAVE HAD THE COURAGE?--I AM GOING TO BE BEATEN--TOO ANGELIC FOR THIS DEVILISH REBELLION--
A WELL-MEANING BABOON--THE COUNTRY WILL BE SAVED--I SEE DYNAMITE IN IT-- A ROUGH AND TUMBLE MAN--BLACK STORM--I UPSET THEM ALL--WE MUST PROTECT THE CHIEF!--GLOOM PERSONIFIED--
SHOULD YOU SALUTE YOUR CAESAR?-- WE HAVE AVERTED A PUTSCH--NO PEOPLE EXCEPT THE HEBREWS--THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME--HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED?--I AM CYRUS--THEY NEVER SHOW THEIR PASSION--GO GET HIM, JOHNNY BOY!--IT'S GOING TO BE A CIVIL WAR--A MAN HAS TO TAKE A STAND--WE WIN AND THEY LOSE-- IT LEFT ME GREATLY DEPRESSED--I HAVE NOT LOST MY BEARINGS--A MIRACLE HAS TAKEN PLACE
N2  - Documents crucial historical moments in each of the first forty presidencies during which the future of the United States has been dramatically affected by a bold executive decision, and offers insight into the factors that influenced the choices made by each president
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0711/2007001111-s.html
ER  -