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Forged in crisis : the power of courageous leadership in turbulent times
- Title
- Forged in crisis : the power of courageous leadership in turbulent times / Nancy Koehn.
- Author
- Koehn, Nancy F. (Nancy Fowler), 1959-
- Publication
- New York : Scribner, [2017]
- ©2017
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Details
- Description
- ix, 517 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- Presents a portrait of five extraordinary figures--Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rachel Carson--to illuminate how great leaders are made in times of adversity and the diverse skills they summon in order to prevail.
- Subjects
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Influence
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Leadership
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 > Influence
- History
- Biographies
- Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922 > Influence
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political
- Leadership > History
- Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945 > Influence
- Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964 > Influence
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-496) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: The call of history -- Bring the team home alive: Ernest Shackleton's challenge -- Save and transform the nation: Abraham Lincoln's challenge -- End slavery forever: Frederick Douglass's challenge -- Resist Nazi evil: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's challenge -- Protect the Earth and its creatures: Rachel Carson's challenge -- Conclusion: The power of courageous leadership.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-7195
- ISBN
- 9781501174445
- 1501174444
- LCCN
- 2017297073
- 99976167710
- OCLC
- 1004510884
- Author
- Koehn, Nancy F. (Nancy Fowler), 1959- author.
- Title
- Forged in crisis : the power of courageous leadership in turbulent times / Nancy Koehn.
- Publisher
- New York : Scribner, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Edition
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-496) and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 99976167710
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-7195