4/8: A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland Hardcover – by Troy Senik (Author)
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4/8: A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland Hardcover – by Troy Senik (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Iron-Turbulent-Improbable-Presidency/dp/1982140747?ref_=ast_author_dp#customerReviews
Grover Cleveland’s political career—a dizzying journey that saw him rise from obscure lawyer to president of the United States in just three years—was marked by contradictions. A politician of uncharacteristic honesty and principle, he was nevertheless dogged by secrets from his personal life. A believer in limited government, he pushed presidential power to its limits to combat a crippling depression, suppress labor unrest, and resist the forces of American imperialism. A headstrong executive who alienated Congress, political bosses, and even his own party, his stubbornness nevertheless became the key to his political appeal. The most successful Democratic politician of his era, he came to be remembered most fondly by Republicans.
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| 1:00.0 | he worked till 2am-3am. |
| 1:03.0 | Until he was persuaded by the widow of, |
| 1:08.0 | and the daughter of, a man who was a good friend of his, |
| 1:13.0 | named Oscar in Buffalo. |
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| 1:19.0 | and its finances after Oscar died. |
| 1:22.0 | And the daughter, when he became the effective executor of the estate, |
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