An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland - Softcover

Jeffers, H. P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380805715 ISBN 13: 9780380805716

Publisher: Perennial, 2002

Synopsis

Grover Cleveland is known primarily as the only president to be elected to two nonconsecutive terms. But his record as a staunch reformer is equally impressive: from fighting powerful bosses in both political parties and vetoing bills he considered raids on the Treasury to resisting American imperialism and robber barons alike. And when he became embroiled in scandal -- from fathering a child out of wedlock to (legally) evading the Civil War -- he faced his past truthfully and confronted his demons directly.

In graceful and enduring prose, H. Paul Jeffers gives us the first full look at a president whose moral timber and courageous administrations have more to say to today's politicians than perhaps that of any other leader in American history.

About this title

Synopsis:

A biography of the only president to be elected to non-consecutive terms reveals a tough, honest, courageous leader who took responsibility for his actions and wasn't afraid to take on corruption where he saw it.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perennial
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0380805715
• ISBN 13: 9780380805716
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 385