Coolidge

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Summary: Silent Cal Didn't Know of Coming Depression - Author
Review: When I say that this book is a balanced look at the life and presidency of Calvin Coolidge, that is not to suggest that the author does not have his own opinions, or that he resists making them clear: he is pro-Coolidge, believes that Coolidge is a vastly underrated president, and it shows. But he gives sufficient information that it is possible, and in fact not at all difficult, for the reader to come to his own conclusions about the subject. That is the key to a balanced biography, and balance is one of the keys to a quality biography. Further, this book is quite readable, with occasional anecdotes relating some of the various humorous stories poking fun at Coolidge's not undeserved reputation for taciturnity, while at the same time demonstrating through other anecdotes that the reputation, while not undeserved, was exaggerated.

An excellent biography of a president most know little if anything about.