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Silent Cal's
Almanack:
The Homespun
Wit and Wisdom
of Vermont's
Calvin Coolidge
By David Pietrusza
A treasury of the wit and
wisdom of Calvin
Coolidge, America's
surprisingly eloquent 30th
President.
Silent Cal's Almanack
includes:
* The ultimate distillation
of Calvin Coolidge
political wisdom.
* A selection of Silent
Cal's key speeches.
* A thought-provoking
original biographical essay.
* A fascinating and unique
52-page portfolio of
Coolidge photos, editorial
cartoons and campaign
memorabilia.
* A Coolidge timeline.
* A Coolidge bibliography.
Supreme Court Justice
David Souter recently
wrote of Calvin Coolidge:
"The simple beauty of his
English prose exceeds
anything I could say in
praise of it."
Almanack:
The Homespun
Wit and Wisdom
of Vermont's
Calvin Coolidge
By David Pietrusza
A treasury of the wit and
wisdom of Calvin
Coolidge, America's
surprisingly eloquent 30th
President.
Silent Cal's Almanack
includes:
* The ultimate distillation
of Calvin Coolidge
political wisdom.
* A selection of Silent
Cal's key speeches.
* A thought-provoking
original biographical essay.
* A fascinating and unique
52-page portfolio of
Coolidge photos, editorial
cartoons and campaign
memorabilia.
* A Coolidge timeline.
* A Coolidge bibliography.
Supreme Court Justice
David Souter recently
wrote of Calvin Coolidge:
"The simple beauty of his
English prose exceeds
anything I could say in
praise of it."
About the author:
David Pietrusza is the award-winning
author of:
* 1920: The Year of the Six
Presidents (included among Kirkus
Reviews Books of the Year 2007; a
Selection of the History Book Club)
* 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon:
The Epic Campaign That Forged
Three Presidencies (Booklist: "an
outstanding re-examination"; Kirkus:
"colorful . . . lively")
* Rothstein: The Life, Times, and
Murder of the Criminal Genius who
Fixed the 1919 World Series (an
Edgar Award Finalist; its audio version
captured the AUDIOFILE Earphones
Award)
* Judge and Jury: The Life and
Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Landis (a CASEY Award Winner;
Seymour Medal Finalist; and NASSH
Award Nominee).
Pietrusza's powerful historical
story-telling has been compared to that
of Doris Kearns Goodwin, Theodore
H. White, and Gene Fowler.
An expert on the 1920s, Pietrusza has
served on the Board of the Directors
of the Calvin Coolidge Memorial
Foundation.
He is also the author of The Roaring
Twenties, an examination of the era for
younger readers.
A respected commentator, Pietrusza
has appeared on C-SPAN BookTV,
The History Channel, NPR, ESPN,
ESPN Classic, Bloomberg Radio
News, The Fox News Network, and
the Fox Sports Channel.
David Pietrusza is the award-winning
author of:
* 1920: The Year of the Six
Presidents (included among Kirkus
Reviews Books of the Year 2007; a
Selection of the History Book Club)
* 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon:
The Epic Campaign That Forged
Three Presidencies (Booklist: "an
outstanding re-examination"; Kirkus:
"colorful . . . lively")
* Rothstein: The Life, Times, and
Murder of the Criminal Genius who
Fixed the 1919 World Series (an
Edgar Award Finalist; its audio version
captured the AUDIOFILE Earphones
Award)
* Judge and Jury: The Life and
Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Landis (a CASEY Award Winner;
Seymour Medal Finalist; and NASSH
Award Nominee).
Pietrusza's powerful historical
story-telling has been compared to that
of Doris Kearns Goodwin, Theodore
H. White, and Gene Fowler.
An expert on the 1920s, Pietrusza has
served on the Board of the Directors
of the Calvin Coolidge Memorial
Foundation.
He is also the author of The Roaring
Twenties, an examination of the era for
younger readers.
A respected commentator, Pietrusza
has appeared on C-SPAN BookTV,
The History Channel, NPR, ESPN,
ESPN Classic, Bloomberg Radio
News, The Fox News Network, and
the Fox Sports Channel.
List Price: $14.95
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ISBN:
1438245408
EAN13:
9781438245409
Page Count: 214
Binding Type:
US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 6" x 9"
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Related Categories:
History/Americas
Order here.
ISBN:
1438245408
EAN13:
9781438245409
Page Count: 214
Binding Type:
US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 6" x 9"
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Related Categories:
History/Americas
| "He wrote simply, innocently, artlessly," H. L. Mencken once noted regarding Coolidge's prose, "He forgot all the literary affectations and set down his ideas exactly as they came into his head. The result was a bald, but strangely appealing piece of writing--a composition of almost Lincolnian austerity and beauty. The true Vermonter was in every line of it." |
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"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common
than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb."
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he
gave."
"I am for economy. After that I am for more economy."
"Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery."
"There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, any time, anywhere."
"It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow."
"The business of America is business and the chief ideal of the American people is idealism. I
cannot repeat too often that America is a nation of idealists. That is the only motive to which they
ever give any strong and lasting reaction."
"I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save
people. The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the
Government. Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their life will be so much the more
meager. Every dollar that we prudently save means that their life will be so much the more
abundant. Economy is idealism in its most practical form."
* * *
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common
than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb."
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he
gave."
"I am for economy. After that I am for more economy."
"Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery."
"There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, any time, anywhere."
"It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow."
"The business of America is business and the chief ideal of the American people is idealism. I
cannot repeat too often that America is a nation of idealists. That is the only motive to which they
ever give any strong and lasting reaction."
"I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save
people. The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the
Government. Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their life will be so much the more
meager. Every dollar that we prudently save means that their life will be so much the more
abundant. Economy is idealism in its most practical form."
* * *