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Burns, James MacGregor
1918 - James MacGregor Burns is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Presidential biographer, a pioneer in the study of leadership was born on August 3rd. An American historian and political scientist.
1943-1946 - Burns served as combat historian in the Pacific Theater; he was awarded the Bronze Star and four Battle Stars.
1952 - He co-wrote "Government by the People: The Dynamics of American National Government" and "Government by the People: The Dynamics of American State and Local Government".
1956 - Burns won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his biography, Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox.
1958 - Burns was a Democratic nominee for the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts and also served as a delegate to four Democratic National Conventions.
1970 - Burns won another Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his biography, Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom.
1978 - His book, Leadership, was published and is still considered the seminal work in the field of leadership studies.
1982 - He wrote the 3-volume "The American Experiment".
1997 - He was also the co-chair, with Georgia Sorenson, of the Salzburg Leadership Seminar in Salzburg, Austria.
2001 - His most recent book, with Susan Dunn, is The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America (Grove Atlantic)
1943-1946 - Burns served as combat historian in the Pacific Theater; he was awarded the Bronze Star and four Battle Stars.
1952 - He co-wrote "Government by the People: The Dynamics of American National Government" and "Government by the People: The Dynamics of American State and Local Government".
1956 - Burns won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his biography, Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox.
1958 - Burns was a Democratic nominee for the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts and also served as a delegate to four Democratic National Conventions.
1970 - Burns won another Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his biography, Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom.
1978 - His book, Leadership, was published and is still considered the seminal work in the field of leadership studies.
1982 - He wrote the 3-volume "The American Experiment".
1997 - He was also the co-chair, with Georgia Sorenson, of the Salzburg Leadership Seminar in Salzburg, Austria.
2001 - His most recent book, with Susan Dunn, is The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America (Grove Atlantic)
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Government by the People, Basic Version, 2001-2002 Edition (19th Edition) by James MacGregor Burns and J. W. Peltason and Thomas E. Cronin and David B. Magleby and David M. O'Brien (Hardcover - Jul 16, 2001) KEY BENFIT:This comprehensive, classic book takes readers from on-lookers to participants.Government by the Peoplelets them see democracy as the participatory government that it is. Covers 2000... |
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