At ease eisenhower book

Here are dreams of adventure that carried dwight eisenhower from the wrong side of the tracks in abilene to the leadership of a great alliance. It is a quick read because the writing is concise and well defined. Eisenhower quotations and anecdotes the gold scales. Feb 22, 2017 longtime residents like to point out with pride that dwight and mamie eisenhower lived for a short time in a boardinghouse in laurel during his posting to camp meade. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. My mood was black, eisenhower writes in his 1967 memoir, at ease. Eisenhower first published in 1967, this book is a real gem of historical stories and insight. Stories i tell to friends hardcover january 1, 1967 by dwight d eisenhower author visit amazon s dwight d eisenhower page. Eisenhower signed copy of at ease stories i tell to friends. Memoirs, anecdotes, reminiscence by president eisenhower. Eisenhower wanted out so badly, he was willing to take a reduction in rank, but his superiors kept him right where he. A new york times bestseller, this is the outstanding the atlantic, insightful, and authoritative account of dwight eisenhowers presidency. Going home to glory 1 gettysburg going home in the late afternoon of inauguration day, january 20, 1961, dwight and mamie eisenhower drove north to gettysburg, pennsylvania, in the 1955 chrysler imperial that mamie had purchased for ike on his sixtyfifth birthday.

Stories i tell to friends, stories the president told over the dinner table or after a golf game including his account of his transcontinental auto journey before world war ii, the likely cause of his support for the nations superhighway system, 1967, 1st edition, doubleday and company, new york, e836. At ease stories i tell to friends eisenhower dwight d abebooks. Generalpresident eisenhower writes like he talks and the book is interesting as well as informative. Stories i tell to friends by eisenhower, dw ight d. His mother was a lutheran, married as a river brethren, and later became a jehovahs witness. The former president was born on october 14, 1890 in denison, texas and died on march 28, 1969. As a human being, he will make you proud to know him. Eisenhower obtained a truce in korea and worked incessantly during his two terms 19531961 to ease the tensions of the cold war. Eisenhower doubleday, 1963 ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. Ikes popular memoir is full of anecdotes about his life and stories told for the simple pleasure. The next evenings at ease program is tuesday, april 9, at 7 p. If one of the books notable strengths is the ease with which readers can absorb eisenhowers life, one of its key weaknesses is that it often lacks the feeling of serious, probative history.

First edition of eisenhowers final book of memoirs, inscribed on the title page by him, for mr. Stories i tell to friendsthe town and dr mooreairs above the ground best sellers from readers digest by helen hoover. The next spring, his last in office, eisenhower wanted a fullfledged summit meeting to try to formally ease eastwest tensions with a nuclear test ban agreement. Sep 19, 2012 the next spring, his last in office, eisenhower wanted a fullfledged summit meeting to try to formally ease eastwest tensions with a nuclear test ban agreement. Book dwight eisenhower signed first 1st edition at ease. I eisenhower for sale antiquarian collectible books. You discover when reading his books that they have a very comfortable feel to them. Furthermore no book from such a source is going to pose any sane librarian a selection problem. Eisenhower shares recollections from his abilene years, his peacetime army stint, world war ii and his postwar pursuit of a political career. Instead, he was over here, training tank corps recruits at gettysburgs camp colt. Ikes popular memoir is full of anecdotes about his life.

A t a white house stag dinner in february 1954, president dwight eisenhower shocked the new chief justice of the united states. Stories i tell to friends has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Eisenhower, however, did not belong to any organized church until 1952. To my recollection, the most famous eisenhower campaign slogan was, i like ike, and after reading at ease. Jan 09, 2020 the first book in the series is at ease. Eisenhower has 80 books on goodreads with 6120 ratings. Eisenhowers military service, which was still interesting, but in general, military stuff isnt my favorite thing to read about, not to mention, a big swath of his time in. Ikes book club starts the new year with eisenhower s at ease. Eisenhowers most popular book is crusade in europe. Drawing on newly declassified documents and thousands of pages of unpublished material, the age of eisenhower tells the story of a masterful president guiding the nation through the great crises of the 1950s, from mccarthyism and the korean war.

In at ease, ike describes his preww2 years in the army adding many colorful stories. Eisenhower is not a born storyteller who can vitalize the dead past with quickening detail. Mary stewart and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. At ease is a great complement to ikes crusade in europe. Skip the early childhood chapters and go to his time in the army and later life. As the title suggests, its a collection of easytoread stories that eisenhower told his friends for entertainment. This program will feature a screening of the book thief selected for holocaust remembrance month. He gives us a masterly account of the european war. Reading this book certainly helped add to my knowledge, and i really liked getting a firsthand account. While taking pride in the prosperity he had helped foster, he made an appeal to reject the lure of materialism and the impulse to live only for today, plundering, for our own ease. These products are hand picked monthly by i like ike store staff. Dwight d eisenhower anecdotes about the former presidents family and military life, historical events. My favorite stories were of the years george patton and ike spent in the 1920s researching the tanks future in war.

Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. I have read quite a lot of eisenhower books now and can recommend you make friends with him. Eisenhower remained unusually popular although his administrations had very many critics. Eisenhower, 34th president of the united states, promoted atoms for peace at the united nations general assembly in order to ease cold war tensions. Ikes book club starts the new year with eisenhowers at ease. Ambrose draws upon extensive sources, an unprecedented degree of scholarship, and numerous interviews with eisenhower himself to offer the fullest, richest, most objective rendering yet of the soldier who became president. At ease is a great compliment to ikes crusade in europe. Stories i tell to friends military classics series eisenhower, dwight d. He tells stories about how he met his wife, mamie and other memories from his time at west point. Stories i tell to friends german hardcover december 1, 1988 by dwight d. Going home to glory book by david eisenhower, julie nixon. At ease stories i tell friends eisenhower, dwight first edition 1st printing. The 2020 ike book talk series begins tuesday, january 14 at 7 p.

Eisenhower had a gift for storytelling and he puts that gift to good use here. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stories i tell to friends written by dwight eisenhower. Stories i tell to friends by dwight d eisenhower 1967 hcdj. Any book written by an expresident is assured of reasonable commercial success. It was my book club selection and im thankful for the opportunity to read it as i probably wouldnt have known about it otherwise. Eisenhower was the 34th president of the united states, serving two terms, from 19531961. Eisenhower was born david dwight eisenhower, and raised in abilene, kansas, in a large family of mostly pennsylvania dutch ancestry.

However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Stories i tell to friends first published great britain 1968 by eisenhower, dwight d. We are givenas friendsstories written by a president at ease and rendered with all the sincerity, geniality, conviction, and persuasiveness the entire world had come to know. Drawing on newly declassified documents and thousands of pages of unpublished material, the age of eisenhower tells the story of a masterful president guiding the nation through the great crises of the 1950s, from mccarthyism and the korean.

Earl warren was eisenhowers first appointment to the supreme. And his farewell address on january 17, 1961, contained pertinent warnings. Travel medicine specialists in eisenhower east, alexandria, va. It was my book club selection and im thankful for the opportunity to read it as i. Stories i tell to friends, i am prepared to echo that sentiment. Eisenhower, including crusade in europe, and the eisenhower diaries, and more on. This is a reprint of a classic book written by dwight d. Stories i tell to friends by dwight d eisenhower online at alibris. Review of eisenhower by geoffrey perret my journey.