Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Davis, Kenneth C.

Published by Henry Holt and Company, New York, 2020

As new condition black boards with white spine lettering contained in a very good condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Kenneth C. Davis; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville, George Orwell, Plato, and Abraham Lincoln; Introduction; Who Are They?; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Notes and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. "A meticulously researched, dramatic nonfiction account of the reigns of five deadly dictators. The origins of democracy, and the history of authoritarianism." - from the rear outer jacket. "A book that is both deeply researched and deeply felt, both an alarming warning and a glavanizing call to action, both daunting and necessary to read and discuss." - Cynthia Levinson, author. "A wake-up call to democracies like ours: we are not immune to despots.Strongman demonstrates that decomcracy is not permannt, unless it is collectively upheld." - Jessica Ellison, Minnesota Council for the Social Studies. "Rarely does a history book take such an unflinching look at our common future; even rarer is a history book in which the author's moral convictions incite young readers to civic engagement; rarest of all, a history book as urgent, as impassioned, and as timely as Kenneth C. Davis's Strongman." - Eugene Yelchin, author of the Newbery Honor book Breaking Stalin's Nose. "I found myself engrossed in it from beginning to end. I could not help admiring Davis's ability to explain complex ideas in readable prose.Very much a book for our time." - Sam Wineburg, author. "What makes a country fall to a dictator? How do authoritarian leaders - strongmen capable of killing millions - acquire their power? How are they able to defeat the ideal of democracy? And what can we do to make sure it doesn't happen again? By profiling five of the most notoriously ruthless dictators in history - Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Saddam Hussein - bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis seeks to answer these questions, examining the forces in these strongmen's personal lives and historical periods that shaped the leaders they'd become. Painstakingly researched and complete with a host of striking photographs, Strongman provides insight into the lives of five leaders who callously transformed the world and serves an an invaluable resource in an era when democracy itself seems in peril." - from the inner front jacket flap. Seller Inventory # 008504

Bibliographic Details

Title: Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and ...
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Petronio, Kay (jacket design)
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition