Franklin D. Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are widely considered the two greatest presidents of the past two centuries. How did these two very different men rise to power, run their administrations, and achieve greatness? Were they ultimately more different or alike? This anthology compares these two presidents and presidencies, examining their legacies, leadership styles, and places in history.

William D. Pederson, Frank J. Williams

Introduction, William D. Pederson, Frank J. Williams; Part I Dual Greatness in the White House; Chapter 1 Franklin D. Roosevelt's Abraham Lincoln, Ronald D. Rietveld; Chapter 2 Two Wartime Elections: The Presidential Elections of 1864 and 1944, David E. Long; Chapter 3 Abraham and Mary, Franklin and Eleanor: Their Growth From Private to Public Comprehension, James Chowning Davies; Chapter 4 FDR and Lincoln in Stone (and Bronze), C. Todd Stephenson; Part II Comparative Political Leadership; Chapter 5 Warrior, Communitarian, and Echo: The Leadership of Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt, Frank J. Williams; Chapter 6 An Evaluation of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Glen Jeansonne; Chapter 7 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Huey P. Long, and Political Leadership: Room for Just One at the Top, Glen Jeansonne; Chapter 8 Jesus, Lincoln, and Beethoven: Three Notes on the Same Grand Chord, James Chowning Davies; Part III Teaching a Legacy; Chapter 9 The Depression, Eleanor and World War II: What Do Elementary School Social Studies Tell Us About Franklin Roosevelt?, Sherry L. Field; Chapter 10 FDR and American Life: Portrayals and Interpretations in Secondary School American History Textbooks, O. L. DavisJr., Matthew D. Davis; Chapter 11 Teaching FDR to the Next Generation, Matthew Ware Coulter;