Willkie And American Unity: Including Face To Face With Presidents

By Joe Mitchell Chapple

Book Overview

Willkie and American Unity: Including Face to Face with Presidents is a book written by Joe Mitchell Chapple. The book is a biography of Wendell Willkie, an American lawyer and corporate executive who ran for president against Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940. Chapple's book explores Willkie's life and career, including his rise to prominence in the business world and his entry into politics.The book also examines Willkie's role in promoting American unity during World War II. Chapple explores Willkie's efforts to unite the country behind the war effort, including his travels around the world to meet with leaders and his work with the government to promote unity at home.In addition to exploring Willkie's life, the book includes a series of interviews with American presidents who knew Willkie. Chapple interviewed Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John F. Kennedy, among others, to gain insight into Willkie's impact on American politics.Overall, Willkie and American Unity: Including Face to Face with Presidents is a comprehensive biography of a key figure in American history. The book offers a detailed look at Willkie's life and career, as well as his impact on American politics and society.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 116316884X
• ISBN13: 9781163168844
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"