Name/Title
President McKinley: Architect of the American CenturyEntry/Object ID
2015.4.188Description
According to John R. Coyne, who reviewed the book for the washingtontimes.com, "Mr. Merry believes that several generations of Roosevelt biographers have mistaken style for accomplishment, and given him credit for actions or initiatives that were actually realized or planned by McKinley, as was the case with bringing the United States into the world or implementing a program of trust-busting.
“Thus did Mr. McKinley’s reputation fade through the decades as the Roosevelt story, heightened to accommodate the man’s sense of his own glory, dominated the country’s view of that historical period.”
Nevertheless, Mr. Merry, whose “Where They Stand: The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters” (2012), provides a badly needed and updated analysis of the system for ranking presidents, believes that we may be entering a new, mature period when people have finally had enough of loud bells and whistles and yearn for some quiet, old-fashioned competence.
If so, there may be no better model for political emulation than William McKinley.
As Robert Merry persuasively argues, President McKinley was “a man of prudence, character, compassion, competence, patriotism, and subtle force,” a man who deserves much better from the gods of history.
In this strongly written, deeply researched and evocative biography, Mr. Merry gives him his due."
This newly published hard bound book features a portrait of McKinley on the fron dust jacket. The title is in white letters across the portrait. The author's name appears near the bottom in gold letters. Another title written by the author appears below the author's name, in white letters.
The back of the dust jacket features short critiques of the work, in white letters with the reviewers' names and credentials in gold. Additionally, one short review of the author's other work allears at the bottom of the page.
This newly published hard bound book features a portrait of McKinley on the fron dust jacket. The title is in white letters across the portrait. The author's name appears near the bottom in gold letters. Another title written by the author appears below the author's name, in white letters.
The back of the dust jacket features short critiques of the work, in white letters with the reviewers' names and credentials in gold. Additionally, one short review of the author's other work allears at the bottom of the page.Collection
ScarmuzziAcquisition
Accession
2015.4.0Source or Donor
Patricia A. ScarmuzziAcquisition Method
Gift