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100 1  Updegrove, Mark K. 
245 10 Baptism by fire :|beight presidents who took office in 
       times of crisis /|cMark K. Updegrove. 
250    1st ed. 
260    New York :|bThomas Dunne Books,|c2009. 
300    x, 292 p., [8] p. of plates :|bill. ;|c25 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and 
       index. 
505 0  George Washington : the first -- Thomas Jefferson : "We 
       are all Republicans, we are all Federalists" -- John Tyler
       : the accidental president -- Abraham Lincoln : "The Union
       is unbroken" -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : nothing to fear --
       Harry S. Tru 
520    Presents accounts of eight U.S. presidents who assumed 
       office at times of crisis and how they met high-stakes 
       challenges, from Lincoln's efforts on behalf of a divided 
       nation and FDR's strategies during the Depression to 
       Truman's inheritance of 
650  0 Presidents|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Crisis management in government|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Political leadership|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Presidents|zUnited States|vBiography. 
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