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PROFILES IN CHARACTER delves into individual character attributes that shaped and informed these sixteen Americans in their vital roles in history. What singular attribute gave each of them the strength to take monumental risks for a cause or a belief? Was it an early childhood experience? A family dynamic or role model? Their faith? Readers can glean the difficulty in the life paths these individuals chose—one that threatened high risk and promised high rewards, though not for themselves. That is a true measure of character.
These thirteen men and three women made or changed history. While they are widely revered and respected, none had a perfect life path, but each had strong character. They likely had outside influences that shaped them. Still, each could summon and rely on one unique character trait that guided them to make decisions and take actions that ultimately defined them and their legacies.
Chapter One – Thomas Jefferson: The Persuasive Pen of the American Revolution
Chapter Two – George Washington: Answering the Call of Duty
Chapter Three – Robert E. Lee: Abiding Loyalty to Virginia
Chapter Four – Abraham Lincoln: Empathetic Reconciler of the Painful Divide
Chapter Five – Harriet Tubman: Audacious Emancipator
Chapter Six – Frederick Douglass: Fearless in the Fight for Freedom
Chapter Seven – Susan B. Anthony: Unwavering Commitment to a Higher Calling
Chapter Eight – Theodore Roosevelt: The Eternal Optimist
Chapter Nine – Amelia Earhart: A Competitive Spirit
Chapter Ten – Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Confidence in Times of Crisis
Chapter Eleven – Dwight D. Eisenhower: Full Accountability
Chapter Twelve – Harry S. Truman: Courage Alone to Decide Mankind’s Future
Chapter Thirteen – Jonas Salk: Altruism for All Humanity
Chapter Fourteen – Martin Luther King Jr.: Lifting Others Through Love
Chapter Fifteen – Ronald Reagan:A Vision of Peace for Our Times
Chapter Sixteen – Billy Graham: Unifying People Around the World