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Hoogenboom, Ari Arthur was born on November 28, 1927 in Richmond Hill, New York, United States. Son of Ari and Clara (Behn) Hoogenboom.
(Who was the real Rutherford B. Hayes? Was he a great or i...)
Who was the real Rutherford B. Hayes? Was he a great or inconsequential president? How did his early life and career shape his later years? How did his triumphs and failures alter our history? And why should we care? Ari Hoogenboom's masterful life of Hayes definitively answers those questions and shows why our nineteenth president deserves far greater recognition than he's received in the past. The first biography of Hayes in nearly fifty years, Hoogenboom's book recreates the rapidly changing world of Victorian America as experienced by one of its most reflective and perceptive figures. The Hayes that emerges is a much more progressive and far-sighted leader than previously suggested. He was, Hoogenboom argues, neither a Southern sympathizer nor an exemplar of the "Greedy Gilded Age." Rather, he was a devout, pragmatic champion of equal rights. Hayes's colorful life was rooted in his frontier experiences in Ohio and galvanized on Civil War battlefields, where he survived five wounds and was ultimately promoted to major general. No other president was under fire on the front lines as much as Hayes. Hayes's image as president (1877-1881), however, has not been quite so shining. He has been blamed for Reconstruction's failure and damned for an apparent bargain that guaranteed his election in exchange for withdrawing military support of Republican governments in the South. He has also been criticized for championing the gold standard, for breaking the Great Strike of 1877, for inconsistent support of civil-service reform, and for being an ineffectual politician. Hoogenboom contends that these evaluations are largely false. Previous scholars, he says, have failed to appreciate Hayes's limited options and have misrepresented his actions in their depictions of an overly cautious, nonvisionary president. In fact, he was strikingly modern in his efforts to enlarge the power of the office, which he used as his own bully pulpit to rouse public support for his goals. Chief among these goals, Hoogenboom shows, was equality for all Americans. Throughout his presidency and long afterwards, Hayes worked steadfastly for reforms that would encourage economic opportunity, distribute wealth more equitably, diminish the conflict between capital and labor, and ultimately enable African-Americans to achieve political equality. Although he fell far short of his ideals, his unwavering commitment deserves our attention and respect.
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(Excellent biography of a president who is often dismissed...)
Excellent biography of a president who is often dismissed or ignored. Within the realities of his time Hayes, particularly in retirement, was quite progressive in his thinking on issues of social justice and universal education. Pragmatic and realistic in his approach, Hayes accomplished quite a bit during his administration given the congress and public sentiment he had to work with during his term.
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(Excellent biography of a president who is often dismissed...)
Excellent biography of a president who is often dismissed or ignored. Within the realities of his time Hayes, particularly in retirement, was quite progressive in his thinking on issues of social justice and universal education. Pragmatic and realistic in his approach, Hayes accomplished quite a bit during his administration given the congress and public sentiment he had to work with during his term.
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( This magisterial biography recounts the life and career...)
This magisterial biography recounts the life and career of one of the U.S. Navy’s most influential officers, Gustavus Vasa Fox. Ari Hoogenboom's examination of Fox's incredible life and distinguished career creates a vivid portrait of the man most responsible for the U.S. Navy's stellar performance in the Civil War. Fox’s naval service began in 1838 when he went to sea as a midshipman. He sailed in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Africa, in the Gulf of Mexico, and with the East India Squadron in the Pacific. By participating in the Coast Survey and by navigating the lower Mississippi River in the 1850s, as captain of a steamer that ran from New York to Havana to New Orleans and back, Fox gained valuable experience that would serve him well in the Civil War. During the war, Fox was instrumental in mounting the blockade of the southern coast, from the Chesapeake Bay to the Rio Grande. After the battle between the Monitor and the Virginia, Fox championed ironclad technology despite having to contend with an officer corps wedded to wooden ships. In planning and coordinating expeditions, Fox deserves much of the credit for the navy's successes at Hatteras, Port Royal, New Orleans, Mobile Bay, and Fort Fisher. Initially neither proslavery nor antislavery, Fox was passionately committed to the preservation of the Union and, as black sailors made a crucial contribution toward that end, became an advocate of freedom and voting rights for African Americans. A skilled administrator who understood both the demands of politicians and the needs of line officers, he was able to communicate effectively with each group. Fox developed a close and collegial working relationship with Abraham Lincoln and was related by marriage to the postmaster general. Along with officers like Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs and coordinator of military railroads Herman Haupt, Fox played a critical but underappreciated role in the Union victory.
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(This new interpretation of the Hayes administration contr...)
This new interpretation of the Hayes administration contradicts the widely held view that Hayes was an inept politician and an ineffective leader. Hoogenboom argues that it was Hayes's character and personality that set his presidency apart in the Gilded Age. This volume covers all issues, decisions, and developments during the Hayes presidency—from the withdrawal of troops from Louisiana and South Carolina that signalled the end of Reconstruction, through the Great Strike of 1877—the most violent general strike in American history—and the Nez Perce War, to the struggle for civil service reform and the fight to preserve voting rights. Hoogenboom credits Hayes with being a patient reformer, principled but practical, cautious yet courageous. His honesty and decency echoed the pristine values of the early American Republic, while his attempts to rally support by emphasizing issues and policies—rather than by relying on political organization—anticipated the style of twentieth-century presidents.
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(Written from the vantage point of a colonial business man...)
Written from the vantage point of a colonial business man. Part I is a general survey of the American economy from the first settlements in the New World through the beginning of the Revolution. Part II focuses on the social and economic relationships among various social and geographic groups. Part III deals with British Imperial policy.
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Hoogenboom, Ari Arthur was born on November 28, 1927 in Richmond Hill, New York, United States. Son of Ari and Clara (Behn) Hoogenboom.
Bachelor, Atlantic Union College, 1949. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1958.
He was a scholar of the Gilded Age, particularly in the life and Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes. He later earned a bachelor"s degree from Atlantic Union College. He went to graduate school at Columbia University, where he earned his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy, and was a student of David Herbert Donald.
He taught history from 1956-1958 at the University of Texas at El Paso, and from 1958-1968 at Pennsylvania State University.
He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1965. From 1968 to 1998 he taught at Brooklyn College.
After his retirement from Brooklyn College, Hoogenboom authored Rutherford B. Hayes: One of the Good Colonels, and Gustavus Vasa Fox of the Union Navy: A Biography, about Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Fox. Hoogenboom died in 2014, aged 86, from complications of mesothelioma.
(This fourth volume in the Brooklyn Studies in Society and...)
(This new interpretation of the Hayes administration contr...)
( This magisterial biography recounts the life and career...)
(Excellent biography of a president who is often dismissed...)
(Excellent biography of a president who is often dismissed...)
(Written from the vantage point of a colonial business man...)
(Who was the real Rutherford B. Hayes? Was he a great or i...)
President Central Pennsylvania chapter American Association United Nations, 1963—1964. Member of History Society, Society Historians of Gilded Age and Progressive Era (member council 1996-1999), Society of America Historians, Organization American Historians, Brooklyn History Society, New York History Society, Pennsylvania History Association (past secretary), American History Association.
Married Olive Gwendoline Youngberg, August 28, 1949. Children— Lynn Cordelia, Ari Arthur, Jan Margaret.