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A review by guinness74
Coolidge by Amity Shlaes
5.0
Per FTC rules: I received a free copy of this book as a giveaway from Goodreads First Reads.
Fair warning: this may be the first presidential biography I've ever read, however, it was well done in my honest opinion. I'm not typically an audio book fan, but this was (short of some words I thought were mispronounced) very well done. I've always felt Coolidge was underrated as a President and this biography bears that out to some degree. Honestly, aside from some of his policies, this is one Republican I could get behind. Interestingly, I found it interesting that Coolidge predicted the market crash of '29 and I wonder if his policies, had he sought another term, would have staved off the Depression, or at the very least made it less devastating. I recommend this book, if for no other reason, to learn more about a President who gets precious little press.
Fair warning: this may be the first presidential biography I've ever read, however, it was well done in my honest opinion. I'm not typically an audio book fan, but this was (short of some words I thought were mispronounced) very well done. I've always felt Coolidge was underrated as a President and this biography bears that out to some degree. Honestly, aside from some of his policies, this is one Republican I could get behind. Interestingly, I found it interesting that Coolidge predicted the market crash of '29 and I wonder if his policies, had he sought another term, would have staved off the Depression, or at the very least made it less devastating. I recommend this book, if for no other reason, to learn more about a President who gets precious little press.