The Life of Herbert Hoover

Gary Dean Best was a Professor of History at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He received his PhD from the University of Hawaii in 1973, lectured at Sophia University in Tokyo, 1973-1974 and was a Fulbright Scholar in Japan, 1974-1975. Best held a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship in 1982-1983 and was awarded research grants by the Hoover Presidential Library Association and the Hoover Institution of War, Peace and Revolution. In addition to his books on Hoover's post-presidency, Best is the author of The Politics of American Individualism: Herbert Hoover in Transition, 1918-1921 (1975); Pride, Prejudice, and Politics, 1933-1938 (1990); and The Critical Press and the New Deal: The Press Versus Presidential Power, 1933-1938 (1993).

1. The Silent Period 2. The Politician 3. The Evangelist 4. Crises Abroad, Politics at Home 5. Campaigns 6. Leading the Loyal Opposition 7. The War Years 8. Planning for Peace 9. A New Attitude in Washington 10. On The Road at 71 11. Rolling Back the New Deal 12. The Great Debate 13. The Republican Years 14. The Ageless One 15. The Grand Old Man of the Grand Old Party