Coolidge and the Historians [Hardcover]

Thomas B. Silver (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr (June 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890890374
• ISBN-13: 978-0890890370
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,041,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explains why Coolidge has been Rated Low, May 20, 2009

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This review is from: Coolidge and the Historians (Paperback)

Professor Silver has done excellent research in his examination of other historians' flawed writing concerning Calvin Coolidge. He is right on target in his findings. I wish I had seen this book when doing my own research in college, as it dispels many myths surrounding the Coolidge White House years. His sources and research is detailed which sheds new light on why Calvin Coolidge has been maligned by casual biographers giving sweeping statements which are not properly validated. I highly recommend this for the serious student of Calvin Coolidge.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A damning indictment of Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. and others, July 23, 2011

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Cedric Richeson (Oshkosh, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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An illuminating defense of the presidency of Calvin Coolidge and withering examination of the shameless partisanship of progressive/liberal "historians" such as Schlesinger.
Silber's extensive review leaves the reader with a sense of the shameless advocacy of Democrat partisan historians including the omissions, the errors, the false light portraits and misleading out of context quotations. The book takes a look at the Boston Police Strike, and taxation among other topics. Both have much relevance to today's debates on government unionization and tax policy. A book with a message for today; it should be reprinted.