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Coolidge: An American Enigma Audiobook (Unabridged)

By: Robert Sobel
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Read By: Charles Bice Publisher: Regnery Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 11.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 8.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:
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In the first full-scale biography of Calvin Coolidge in a generation, Robert Sobel shatters the caricature of our 30th president as a silent, do-nothing leader.

Sobel instead exposes the real Coolidge, whose legacy as the most Jeffersonian of all 20th-century presidents still reverberates today. Sobel delves into the record to show how Coolidge cut taxes four times, had a budget surplus every year in office, and cut the national debt by a third in a period of unprecedented economic growth.

Though his list of accomplishments is impressive, Calvin Coolidge was perhaps best known and most respected by his contemporaries for his character. Americans in the 1920s embraced Coolidge for his upstanding demeanor, which came as a breath of fresh air after the scandal-ridden administration of Warren G. Harding. The sleaze that characterizes much of American political life today was absent in the Coolidge administration.

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"Coolidge has been dismissed by historians (until Reagan put him in vogue). I found him to be a far more interesting and accessible person than the image as the result of reading this book. The loss of his son to illness during his presidency was a memorable passage. "

— Robert (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The best biography of Coolidge of the three that I've read. I would love to see a the policies/philosophy of Coolidge contrasted with the current administration. It would present such a STARK contrast. I would totally read that. In fact, maybe I'll write that... "

    — Camille, 12/1/2013
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    " Sobel's focus is split between a standard biography and an analysis of the perception of Coolidge then and now. This lack of focus makes the book as a whole quite scattershot, as biographical portions are often interrupted by the author's ruminations. "

    — Luke, 11/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " If you have a libertarian attitude to government having a president like Coolidge who believes the president should do as little as possible in office might very well be a healthy thing. It does however not make for a terribly interesting biography. "

    — Love, 10/21/2013
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    " The 20s roared in spite of CC, although the excesses caught up with his successor. "

    — Mark, 10/8/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Coolidge has been dismissed by historians (until Reagan put him in vogue). I found him to be a far more interesting and accessible person than the image as the result of reading this book. The loss of his son to illness during his presidency was a memorable passage. "

    — Robert, 7/29/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This biography flowed pretty well with only a few slow too detailed parts. I like how he used Coolidge's autobiography and letters to his Father to stress his thoughts and beliefs. "

    — Virginia, 2/26/2012
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    " Sobel tries to look at Coolidge in the context of his time. "

    — WhiskeyGirl, 2/7/2012
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    " President Reagan's favorite President. Government should not interfere with the business of business. My how things have changed. An excellent read. "

    — Thomas, 1/3/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Something I learned from this book that STILL creeps me out: Coolidge's son died from a stubbed toe. What the hell is THAT about?! "

    — Brandon, 12/18/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The best biography of Coolidge of the three that I've read. I would love to see a the policies/philosophy of Coolidge contrasted with the current administration. It would present such a STARK contrast. I would totally read that. In fact, maybe I'll write that... "

    — Camille, 8/1/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Something I learned from this book that STILL creeps me out: Coolidge's son died from a stubbed toe. What the hell is THAT about?! "

    — Brandon, 3/4/2008

About Robert Sobel

Roger Lowenstein is a financial journalist and writer. He graduated from Cornell University and reported for the Wall Street Journal for more than a decade. He is the author of a number of books, including the New York Times bestsellers Buffett, When Genius Failed, and The End of Wall Street.