2 Vintage Calvin Coolidge Biographies –President Coolidge & A Puritan In Babylon
$ 7.92
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2 Vintage Calvin Coolidge Biographies –President Coolidge & A Puritan In Babylon. Navy blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering; clean pages and tight binding. Beige cloth hardcover with black title box and lettering. Offered here is a beautiful pair of vintage Calvin Coolidge biographies, written by two of the most respected political journalists of the early 20th century. Together, these works provide a rare contemporary view of the 30th President of the United States — capturing both his reserved character and his quiet influence during a transformative era in American politics. Included Titles: 1. President Coolidge: A Contemporary Estimate by Edward Elwell Whiting — published by Houghton Mifflin Company, circa 1923. A thoughtful firsthand analysis of Coolidge’s leadership style, written soon after his presidency. Navy blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering; clean pages and tight binding. 2. A Puritan in Babylon: The Story of Calvin Coolidge by William Allen White — published by The Macmillan Company, 1938. A reflective, eloquent biography by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William Allen White, exploring Coolidge’s integrity and moral restraint amid the excesses of the 1920s. Beige cloth hardcover with black title box and lettering. Highlights: • Both hardcover editions • Excellent examples of early 20th-century political writing • Very good vintage condition: tight bindings, clean interiors, mild shelf wear • Ideal for collectors of U.S. presidential history or vintage political literature These companion volumes offer a nuanced and historically valuable portrait of Calvin Coolidge — “the silent president” whose quiet strength and integrity left a lasting mark on American leadership.
