A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland

Book cover of A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland by Troy Senikby Troy Senik
@troy_senik

A long-overdue biography of Grover Cleveland—the honest, principled, and plain-spoken president whose country has largely overlooked him.

Featuring a wealth of in-depth research and newly uncovered details, A Man of Iron explores the remarkable life and extraordinary career of Grover Cleveland—one of America’s most unusual presidents and the only one to serve two non-consecutive terms.

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.

A fascinating look at a unique man presiding over a transformational era, A Man of Iron is a compelling and vivid biography joining the ranks of presidential classics such as David McCullough’s John Adams, Ron Chernow’s Grant, and Amity Shlaes’s Coolidge.

Show more
Show less

Interview with the Author

Podcast art for Booknotes+ from CSPANBooknotes+ 
Ep. 81 Troy Senik, “A Man of Iron”
9/27/22            61 min

Podcast art for Converging DialoguesConverging Dialogues 
#160 – Iron Will: The Presidency of Grover Cleveland: A Dialogue with Troy Senik
9/14/22            112 min

Podcast art for Conservative Conversations with ISIConservative Conversations with ISI 
Troy Senik on the Presidency of Grover Cleveland, Classical Liberalism, and 19th Century Political Culture
10/11/22             50 min

Podcast art Uncommon Knowledge from the Hoover InstitutionUncommon Knowledge 
Hello, Cleveland: Troy Senik on Man of Iron | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution
12/5/22             71 min

Podcast art for With the Bark Off: Conversations from the LBJ Presidential LibraryWith the Bark Off: Conversations on the American Presidency 
“He operates almost entirely from first principle” A Conversation About Grover Cleveland with Troy Senik
11/24/22          53 min

Buy on Amazon

Related books

James Monroe: A Life Book cover of War of Two: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel that Stunned the Nation by John SedgwickWar of Two: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel that Stunned the Nation Book cover of Churchill's Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill by Geoffrey WheatcroftChurchill’s Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill Book cover of "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination by Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf“Most Blessed of the Patriarchs”: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination Book cover of The Ambassador: Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James's 1938-1940 by Susan RonaldThe Ambassador: Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James’s 1938-1940 

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*