Hoover : an extraordinary life in extraordinary times

Whyte, Kenneth (author.).

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General Note:	"A Borzoi Book."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	"A pretty stiff time" -- "A whole jug full of experience" -- "I am the Devil" -- "The adventures of Hu-hua and Hoo Loo" -- "The late jar rather smashed my nerves" -- What lies beyond wealth -- "Hard to state without becoming hysterical" -- A pirate state organized for benevolence -- Make way for the Almoner of starving Belgium -- A hero in the house of truth -- Inconsolable in the hall of mirrors -- An engineer at the opera -- Meddling with God's economy -- Hoover v. a botched civilization -- Scandal, embarrassment, and the little feller -- Sleepless in good times -- "The wonder boy" -- "Giving genius its chance" -- "He didn't know where the votes came from" -- Nothing to fear but fear itself -- Just when we thought it was over -- "It seemed like the end of the world" -- The president in his fighting clothes -- "A human creature desperately hurt and pained" -- Through the abyss in a Buick -- Father of the new conservatism -- Reborn in a darker world -- "I admire a lot in Hoover's career".

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Hoover : An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times

by Whyte, Kenneth

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Preface	p. xi
Book I
Chapter 1	"A Pretty Stiff Time"	p. 3
Chapter 2	"A Whole Jug Full of Experience"	p. 26
Chapter 3	"I Am the Devil"	p. 45
Chapter 4	The Adventures of Hu-hua and Hoo Loo	p. 66
Chapter 5	"The Late Jar Rather Smashed My Nerves"	p. 88
Chapter 6	What Lies Beyond Wealth	p. 105
Book II
Chapter 7	"Hard to State Without Becoming Hysterical"	p. 129
Chapter 8	A Pirate State Organized for Benevolence	p. 151
Chapter 9	Make Way for the Almoner of Starving Belgium	p. 175
Chapter 10	A Hero in the House of Truth	p. 192
Chapter 11	Inconsolable in the Hall of Mirrors	p. 212
Book III
Chapter 12	An Engineer at the Opera	p. 229
Chapter 13	Meddling with God's Economy	p. 253
Chapter 14	Hoover Versus a Botched Civilization	p. 267
Chapter 15	Scandal, Embarrassment, and the Little Feller	p. 287
Chapter 16	Sleepless in Good Times	p. 307
Chapter 17	"The Wonder Boy"	p. 334
Book IV
Chapter 18	"Giving Genius Its Chance"	p. 363
Chapter 19	"He Didn't Know Where the Votes Came From"	p. 386
Chapter 20	Noting to Fear but Fear Itself	p. 403
Chapter 21	Just When We Thought It Was Over	p. 425
Chapter 22	"It Seemed Like the End of the World"	p. 445
Chapter 23	The President in His Fighting Clothes	p. 470
Chapter 24	"A Human Creature Desperately Hurt and Pained"	p. 492
Book V
Chapter 25	Through the Abyss in a Buick	p. 527
Chapter 26	Father of the New Conservatism	p. 550
Chapter 27	Reborn in a Darker World	p. 575
	Epilogue: "I Admire a Lot in Hoover's Career"	p. 608
	Acknowledgments	p. 615
	Notes	p. 619
	Selected Bibliography	p. 673
	Index	p. 685