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020			_a9781451625448 (hardback)
020			_a9781451625455 (trade paperback)
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100	1		_aMerry, Robert W., _d1946-
245	1	0	_aPresident McKinley / _cRobert W. Merry.
250			_aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bSimon & Schuster, _c2017.
300			_ax, 608 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"In this great American story, acclaimed historian Robert Merry resurrects the presidential reputation of William McKinley, which loses out to the brilliant and flamboyant Theodore Roosevelt who succeeded him after his assassination. He portrays McKinley as a chief executive of consequence whose low place in the presidential rankings does not reflect his enduring accomplishments and the stamp he put on the country's future role in the world. Republican President William McKinley in his two terms as president (1897 - 1901) transformed America. He established the US as an imperial power. Although he does not register large in either public memory or in historians' rankings, in this revealing account, Robert W. Merry unfolds the mystery of how this bland man managed so much powerful change. McKinley settled decades of monetary controversy by taking the country to a strict gold standard; in the Spanish-American war he kicked Spain out of the Caribbean and liberated Cuba from Spain; in the Pacific he acquired Hawaii and the Philippines through war and diplomacy; he developed the doctrine of "fair trade"; forced the "Open Door" to China; forged our "special relationship" with Great Britain. In short, he established the non-colonial imperialism that took America into global preeminence. He expanded executive power and managed public opinion through his quiet manipulation of the press. McKinley paved the way for the bold and flamboyant leadership of his famous successor, Teddy Roosevelt, who built on his accomplishments (and got credit for them). Merry writes movingly about McKinley's admirable personal life, from his simple Midwestern upbringing to his Civil War heroism to his brave comportment just moments before his death by assassination (it was only six months into his second term when he was shot). Lively, definitive, and eye-opening, President McKinley resurrects this overlooked president and places him squarely on the list of one of the most important"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"In this great American story, acclaimed historian Robert Merry resurrects the presidential reputation of William McKinley, which loses out to the brilliant and flamboyant Theodore Roosevelt who succeeded him after his assassination. He portrays McKinley as a chief executive of consequence whose low place in the presidential rankings does not reflect his enduring accomplishments and the stamp he put on the country's future role in the world"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 491-583) and index.
600	1	0	_aMcKinley, William, _d1843-1901.
650		0	_aPresidents _zUnited States _vBiography.
650		7	_aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / 19th Century. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / General. _2bisacsh
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aMerry, Robert W., 1946- author. _tPresident McKinley _dNew York : Simon & Schuster, 2017 _z9781451625462 _w(DLC) 2016053191
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