The Life of Herbert Hoover : Imperfect Visionary, 1918–1928

This latest volume in the definitive six-volume biography of Herbert Hoover tracks Hoover's life and career from 1918 to 1928--a period defined largely by his role as United States Secretary of Commerce and leading directly to his election as the thirty-first President of the United States. It tells the story of how Hoover the engineering progressive turned relief and war manager developed a public philosophy for dealing with a wide array of problems. It also fits Hoover into the larger thought, action, and developmental patterns of the period, interweaving his family matters, business affairs, and other projects with the larger historical context. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 1 Feeding Europe, 1918–1919......Page 18 2 Family Affairs, 1918–1920......Page 44 3 An Economic Program for the Consumer Society......Page 52 4 The Election of 1920......Page 66 5 The European Relief Program, September 1919–1921......Page 88 6 Family and Business, 1921......Page 104 7 The Commerce Department, 1921......Page 118 8 The 1921 Unemployment Conference......Page 148 9 The Russian Famine, 1921–1923......Page 166 10 Hoover and the American Child Health Association......Page 178 11 Family, 1922–1923......Page 198 12 Hoover’s Economic Idealism......Page 212 13 The Commerce Department, 1922......Page 226 14 The Commerce Department, 1923......Page 256 15 Alaska and Washington, 1923–1924......Page 282 16 The Commerce Department, 1924......Page 298 17 The Commerce Department, 1925......Page 320 18 Family and Public Service, 1925–1928......Page 342 19 The Commerce Department, 1926–1928......Page 358 20 The Mississippi River and New England Floods of 1927......Page 388 21 The Election of 1928......Page 412 22 Imperfect Visionary......Page 444 Notes......Page 450 Bibliography......Page 588 Index......Page 610 Cover 1 Contents 8 Preface 10 1 Feeding Europe, 1918–1919 18 2 Family Affairs, 1918–1920 44 3 An Economic Program for the Consumer Society 52 4 The Election of 1920 66 5 The European Relief Program, September 1919–1921 88 6 Family and Business, 1921 104 7 The Commerce Department, 1921 118 8 The 1921 Unemployment Conference 148 9 The Russian Famine, 1921–1923 166 10 Hoover and the American Child Health Association 178 11 Family, 1922–1923 198 12 Hoover’s Economic Idealism 212 13 The Commerce Department, 1922 226 14 The Commerce Department, 1923 256 15 Alaska and Washington, 1923–1924 282 16 The Commerce Department, 1924 298 17 The Commerce Department, 1925 320 18 Family and Public Service, 1925–1928 342 19 The Commerce Department, 1926–1928 358 20 The Mississippi River and New England Floods of 1927 388 21 The Election of 1928 412 22 Imperfect Visionary 444 Notes 450 Bibliography 588 Index 610 Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 This latest volume in the definitive six-volume biography of Herbert Hoover tracks Hoover's life and career from 1918 to 1928 - a period defined largely by his role as United States Secretary of Commerce and leading directly to his election as the thirty-first President of the United States. It tells the story of how Hoover the engineering progressive turned relief and war manager developed a public philosophy for dealing with a wide array of problems. It also fits Hoover into the larger thought, action, and developmental patterns of the period, interweaving his family matters, business affairs, and other projects with the larger historical context V. 1. The Engineer, 1874-1914 Includes Bibliographies And Indexes.