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Book/Printed Material Calvin Coolidge, a man with vision--but not a visionary

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Title

  • Calvin Coolidge, a man with vision--but not a visionary

Summary

  • Bruce Barton wrote this portrait of Calvin Coolidge when Coolidge was considering a run for the presidency. He describes Coolidge as an ordinary citizen, not as a presidential contender, and emphasizes his frugality, modesty, and unpretentiousness, virtues Barton considers charcteristic of Coolidge's New England heritage. American Memory.

Names

  • Barton, Bruce, 1886-1967

Created / Published

  • [New York? 1920?]

Headings

  • -  Coolidge, Calvin,--1872-1933

Notes

  • -  Portrait on t.-p.
  • -  Caption title: The silent man on Beacon Hill, an appreciation of Calvin Coolidge, by Bruce Barton.
  • -  "From Woman's home companion, March, 1920."
  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • 14 p., 1 l. 16 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E792 .B26
  • E792 .B26 Copy 2 Copy 2.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 25025199

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Barton, Bruce. Calvin Coolidge, a man with vision--but not a visionary. [New York? ?, 1920] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/25025199/.

APA citation style:

Barton, B. (1920) Calvin Coolidge, a man with vision--but not a visionary. [New York? ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/25025199/.

MLA citation style:

Barton, Bruce. Calvin Coolidge, a man with vision--but not a visionary. [New York? ?, 1920] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/25025199/>.