mjsteimle's review against another edition
4.0
Great biography, even if it is a little dated. Leech portrays McKinley as a good man and a good president. She delves deep into his policies, the members of his cabinet and the Spanish-American war. Not much discussion is devoted to his assassination. It's obvious that Leech doesn't think highly of Ida McKinley, an invalid who insisted on carrying out her duties as First Lady. I can't tell if Mrs. McKinley was an exasperating attention-seeker or someone who did the best she could to live a full life, despite her physical challenges.
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