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This is the first book devoted exclusively to the political career of William Windom. It illuminates not only the personal biography of Windom, arguably Minnesota's most influential political figure of the 19th century, but it also casts much light on the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties during the period 1860-1890. Salisbury offers evidence which refutes the traditional view of the Gilded Age that Republicans were the party of big business, characterized by a mediocrity of leadership and permeated by corruption and venality. Rather, Windom and a majority of both parties maintained a consistent stance throughout this period on such questions as the desirability of governmental intervention in the economy, the regulation of private behavior by governmental coercion, and attitudes toward the nation's number of groups which were discriminated against, including women and blacks. An intensive analysis of William Windom's political career-he served in the U.S. House of Representatives for ten years, in the U.S. Senate for twelve years, and was twice appointed Secretary of the Treasury-reveals the post-Civil War era to hold several more nuances than contemporary beliefs allow. Salisbury offers important observations about the essence of both parties and the general political mood of the 19th century. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Legislators; Cabinet officers; Biography ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Cambridge [Mass.] Priv. print. at the Riverside press; Publication date: 1891; Subjects: Legislators; Cabinet officers; ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Besides being a talented and prolific actress, Inger Stevens had a very interesting and abundant life.A great deal has been written about her, but so little of it is true.This biography covers her troubled childhood, her distraught marriages, and her relationships with many of her co-stars.Learn the truth about her suicide attempt a decade before her death, why her estate has not been settled; and the details about her deathWas it suicide or murder? ... Read more

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I wished Inger Stensland was born in another era
If Inger Stensland (I like to use her formal name), like Dorothy Dandridge or Barbara Payton were born in the 1950s to 1980s instead of the 1920s to 1930s, their lives would have been a lot different.I would say that all three of them would not have had tragic deaths in their early years of existence.A lot of it was due to the era there were born especially Payton who was decades ahead of her time (a bad girl with HPD - Histrionic Personality Disorder that was better suited to being born in the 1970s or 1980s than the 1920s) and Dandridge who encountered bigotry everywhere she went in the acting field (she was better off being born in the 1960s).

I feel for Inger so much because I know that she had a heart of gold and was a kind and loving person, maybe too loving and kind for "Hollywood" as Anthony Quinn said about her, yet it appeared that she was taken advantage of at least emotionally.The USA is not Sweden, however, very shortly Inger herself mentioned in an interview that the movie industry do not care about the person only what it can get from the actress/actor.So she knew the deal was rotten to the core.If only she had migrated back to Europe and spend time with her relatives there when she felt that crushing weight known as depression instead of attempting to fight it, she would have been okay and alive today especially in New York City, New Years Day of1960 and the 30th of April of 1970.Talking to her aunt, Karin Stensland, her friends, Olaf, her brother in the USA, her relatives back in Europe, even going out for a walk, exercising or a seeing a Therapist would have altered the course of her life and she would still be alive to this day. Dying for a man (if that was the case) is not worth it because with time the pain will heal and I am certain she could have picked other suitors especially from Europe that would have treated her like the angel she was.

My best friend died from the very same disease in August of 1994 so I know off hand it is a war that one rarely wins.


I never read Patterson's book because I was miserable when I discovered how she died and do not need to be miserable all over again but from other people that have was informed that has some information that is not true(such as Patterson's claim that she was murdered which she was not, it was either an accidental suicide or a suicide)and was not a biography sanctioned by the deceased but it is the only book about her so it is better than no book at all.I will not read the book because I do not need to know about her autopsy or any other "juicy" sections that will depress me, it will just make my miserable all over again.I will honour this angel in my own way like naming my daughter, if I have children"Inger Stensland" as a honour for Inger.

Addendum:

The suspicion surrounding Inger's death stems from bruises to her arms and a cut lip at time of death.I read Judy Carne's "laughing on the outside, crying on the inside" in which she claims that Burt Reynolds, (who incidentally was the last person to see Inger the night she died), during their marriage physically beat her up.There is a possibility that Burt physically violated Inger the night he went to her house (which was the same night she died, however, he did not kill her because her roommate Lola McNally was the last person to see her when she left she see her friends for the night) and I personally do not see Burt as a killer.Domestically violating hispartners is one thing but he has never cause so much injuries to have actually cause a mortal or a near mortal injury (Loni Anderson also mentioned the same allegations in 1991 of domestic violence)

Very interesting Book
I was a bit surprised about the previous not so well reviews, but I cannot agree with them. This is a very well researched and well written book considering the fact that there is not nearly as much information available on Inger Stevens as there is on many other actors.
Right before this book I read "...but I have promises to keep" by Ursula Thiess, Robert Taylor's widow, a German actress who survived WW II bombings in Hamburg and then immigrated to the US. Another great book on actors!

Searching for Inger Stevens: Here Be Dragons
Centuries ago mapmakers would mark unknown parts of the world with dragons.After reading Patterson's "The Farmer's Daughter Remembered," there remain many dragons on the map of Inger Stevens' life.Still, Mr. Patterson's in-depth research provides us with the raw material to catch a glimpse of the "real" Inger Stevens if you do two things:

(1.) Ignore many of Mr. Patterson's comments since he is too enamored with his subject to bring us to objective conclusions based on the evidence. (Honestly, who could blame anyone with being enamored considering the subject matter?)

(2.) Follow what Ms. Stevens does, says and writes.

The book provides numerous examples of the contrasts and contradictions of this brilliant and talented actress, as well as her personal suffering and torment.I do have some questions in regards to "facts" as purported by Ms. Stevens and Mr. Patterson.I left wondering if Ms. Stevens herself could tell fantasy from reality throughout her life, but that is my impression and your views may differ after reading the content.

It may be difficult to glean from this book, but Ms. Stevens was as "human" as the rest of us.She had her talents, shortcomings, successes and failures. She had her bright side and her dark side. She could love and hate, create and destroy (including herself in the end).I concluded that Ms. Stevens couldn't find herself and discover that she is all of these things, so she could never love or accept herself completely.

As a reviewer pointed out, the book has some serious editorial flaws.A paragraph that had JFK's assassination as November 11th was one of the bigger faux pases that was hard to take...All and all, however, I gave the book five stars.Mr. Patterson (who passed on recently) did what no other has done by writing the biography of this interesting person and talented actress.Her biography is long overdue.

Somehow it is almost fitting that I write this review 38 years to the day of her passing on April 30, 1970.You can select a career for all the wrong reasons and even worse be good or great at it; it will destroy you in the end.Hollywood is not the place to get your bearings on life, only where thoughts of fantasy and reality merge into one.Be careful what you wish for.

May Ms. Stevens and Mr. Patterson both be at peace.

Fantastic Biography of Inger Stevens
Mr. Patterson's biography of actress Inger Stevens is comprehensive and thorough.This is the definitive writing of a brilliant and beautiful star who met with a tragic ending on 30 April 1970.Mr. Patterson clearly and concisely builds a picture of what Inger Stevens was like as a person, as a star, and of her interactions with some of the most famous men of the 50's and 60's.Of her tragic ending, Mr. Patterson succinctly applies his vast knowledge as a detective to build a case that suicide may not have been the cause of her death, but rather the possibilty of murder.Mr. Patterson's book is a must for anyone who would like to get to know Inger Stevens and appreciate her and and her legacy in movies.

Flawed but interesting
Swashbuckled is correct; the book could have used a good editor, and the murder theory seems more like an attempt to sell the book than to have any real foundation. But flawed as it is the research about her life and especially her life before fame is well documented. There is a bibliography, footnotes and an index, all rare in such biographies. For those curious about a beautiful actress with a secret interracial marriage who apparently took her life at the age of 35 the book provides ample material for speculation. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Misleading Title
It is a wonderful idea to make available recordings of great speeches. I hope we have more of this in the future.
In the case of older speeches, the selection is very good, considering the restraints of time, and the readers are uniformly excellent.
As for the modern speeches, it is a marvel of technology that we can hear these speeches as delivered.It is incredible that we can hear the voice of William Jennings Bryan.I can listen to Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" a thousand times and never tire of it! How I wish Icould listen to the voice of Patrick Henry!But this selection is too heavily weighted to the modern, andmany of those do not deserve billing as the GREATEST speeches of ALL TIME.Also, some ofthe modern speeches which are included are abridged, e.g. Reagan is cut off in the middle of a sentence, while lengthy and undeserving speeches are played out in their entirety.
Also, with only a few exceptions, the selection is almost entirely American.It is hard to understand why Jimmy Carter's lengthy speech on energy policy is included, while Pericles' funeral oration is not; or why only a small portion of a single Winston Churchill speech is included;whywhile Bill Clinton's complete 1993 pulpit address, in excess of 20 minutes, is included.
It would be helpful if the complete list of speeches were available to online buyers, as it would be to shoppers in a brick and mortar store.

Living History
I have listened to this collection twice now, both times with pleasure.Hearing the acutal voices of Amelia Earhart, Rev. Martin Luther King, Winston Churchill and Neil Armstrong made a deeper connection than simplyreading their words.The collection showcases different subjects and manytimes contrasts opposing viewpoints of the ideas.This volume is afantastic introduction to the moving ideals and sometimes sad truths thathave influenced Western Civilization. ... Read more

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The release of over 200 hours of secret Nixon tapes to the public last year captured media attention across the country. Here are the Oval Office conversations that exposed Nixon's abuses of power--masterfully edited by the man who helped bring them to light.Amazon.com Review
More than 20 years after the Watergate scandal that brought down his presidency, the character of Richard M. Nixon continues to fascinate us. Many books have been written about Nixon, and about Watergate, but perhaps none sheds so revealing a light on the late president as Stanley I. Kutler's Abuse of Power. In the years following Watergate, as Nixon fought to rebuild his reputation from the ruins of his shattered presidency, he fought fiercely to suppress publication of most of the secret tapes that led to his downfall. During his lifetime, only about 60 hours of the almost 4,000 that exist were ever made public, and even after his death his estate continued to obstruct further releases. Then, in 1996, Kutler, along with the advocacy group Public Citizen, won a landmark decision to release the tapes.

Among other things, Abuse of Power definitively answers the question of whether Nixon was directly involved in raising hush money (he was) and suggests a reason for the burglary attempt at the Watergate Hotel (financial documents that might have linked the Democratic Party chairman to Howard Hughes). The tapes also reveal the vindictive and bigoted side to Nixon's personality, particularly as he discusses "killing" the Washington Post, and blames rich Jews for Billy Graham's tax problems. Abuse of Power only covers an additional 201 hours of tape of the near 4,000 that remain unreleased. It seems that the final chapter on Watergate has yet to be written. ... Read more

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Read about what Haldeman knew about and told Nixon about Mark Felt on pp 170 & 171
This is pretty interesting material for Watergate buffs.When Watergate broke the idea that a President cursed and had a private persona shocked the American people.That disappointment is part of what led to Nixon's downfall, regardless of what the Nixon haters want to keep preaching about Nixon's criminality.It has also come to light since those years that, as Nixon Claimed, Presidents before him used their power, the FBI, the IRS, and other agencies to look into and intimidate their opponents.Yes, Johnson and Kennedy did what Nixon did.They just didn't get all of it on tape.Nor did they have the press wanting the get even for Alger Hiss (who really was a Communist agent - see Venona).

For me the most fascinating part of the tapes included in this book is to go in the index and read the segments about Mark Felt, who we now know was Deep Throat for Bob Woodward.It is clear from these transcripts that Nixon and his staff knew that Felt wanted to top job at the FBI, that they didn't trust him, that they knew he leaked to the NY Times and, most amazingly, to the Washington Post.Haldeman makes it explicitly clear on 170 & 171 that he knew from inside the Washington Post that it was Felt leaking to the Post reporters.Facsinating.

Just remember, if you were taped in your private moments, you wouldn't look to the world as you do now.You might not be as dark as Nixon comes across, but then you aren't trying to wield power on a world stage either.I am not a Nixon apologist.Rather, I am taking a broader view of what we have learned since 1975 about our Presidents, the Presidency, and how they used their power while in office.The saying is true about politics and sausage making.

Interesting
I listened to the cassette tape version of this book, which is a reenactment of the tapes by professional actors.I was kind of hoping to listen to the actual tapes, but this approach turned out to be better than expected.

One thing that kind of bugged me was the continual mispronunciation of Gordon Strachan's name (pronounced "strawn" not "stra-chen").That kind of boo boo only reminded me that these were actors and not the real people.

Listen to Abuse of Power, edited by Kutler, as Book on Tape
If you grew up during the Vietnam era (or not), and cut your teeth on Watergate and the resignation of a president, listen to Abuse of Power as a book on tape.Hear the participants speak for themselves in the privacy of their offices.Kutler's Abuse of Power is based on tapes hitherto suppressed as Nixon, in his lifetime, vigorously sought to repaint his image.

Also recommended to read alongside the tapes: Secrets, A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg, and the Haldeman Diaries.Although flawed by grammatical and spelling errors, the Breaking of a President 1974, compiled by Marvin Miller, is also worth reading because it contains thumbnail personal histories of each of the players in the above volumes, and day-by-day breaking news of that era, with lots of pictures.

A book with an agenda
This book is put together by an author with credibility. However, he picked and chose excerpts of certain tapes to suit his purpose. I do believe, however, these tapes actually debunk many of the myths put forward by Nixon-haters.

The Nixon Legacy.
There is only one word to describe many of these conversations....chilling. Nixon's arrogance and ruthlessness were astounding! What a terrible shock it must have been for men like Haige and Kissinger to learn this was all on tape.

That anyone could listen to these tapes and proclaim that Nixon was a good president is unbelievable! Clinton lied about his sex life. That was embarrassing, I agree. Nixon, however, lied about his plans for Vietnam, his tax returns, and that fifth-rate burglary known as Watergate, in other words, a felony! As for those of you complaining that these tapes don't contain a "smoking gun." He destroyed two of the tapes he made after he was ordered by the authorities to turn them over. We'll never know what those tapes contained.

He did all this and Ronald Reagan made him a goodwill ambassador to China! It's terrifying.

This book is a must for any student of American History or the Cold War.

We should all be grateful to Nixon for leaving us this invaluable piece of history. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more