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The first 100 days of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency are justly famous, viewed as a period of political action without equal in American history. Yet as historian David B. Woolner reveals, the end of FDR's presidency might very well surpass it in drama and consequence. Drawing on new evidence, Woolner shows how FDR used every ounce of his diminishing energy to pursue the things that mattered most to him: the establishment of the United Nations,...
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Yale Western Americana volume 36
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
c1989
Physical Desc
xi, 364 p., [8] p. of plates : ports. ; 25 cm.
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English
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English
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When AP political reporter Lorena Hickok is assigned to cover Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1932 campaign, the two women become deeply involved. Loving Eleanor is a profoundly moving novel that illuminates a relationship we are seldom privileged to see, celebrating the depth and durability of women's love--From the publisher's web site.
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Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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English
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Introduces the lives of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor, distant cousins who married in 1905 and helped guide the country during the Depression and the second World War.
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English
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"The fifth book in the Making of America series, Franklin D. Roosevelt examines the life of America's 32nd president: his birth into one of America's elite families, his domineering mother, his marriage to Eleanor Roosevelt, his struggle with polio, and his political career. A Democrat, Roosevelt (1882-1945) won a record four presidential elections and is the longest-serving US President. During his time in office, he led the country through the Great...
11) The Black Cabinet: the untold story of African Americans and politics during the age of Roosevelt
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"In 1932 in the midst of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the presidency with the help of key African American defectors from the Republican Party. At the time, most African Americans lived in poverty in the South, denied citizenship rights and terrorized by white violence. But Roosevelt's victory created the opportunity for a group of African American intellectuals and activists to join his administration as racial affairs experts....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"All her life, Eleanor Roosevelt hoped to "leave some mark upon the world." She was a shy child who found joy in helping others. A passionate young adult who longed for adventure. An independent young woman who formed her own opinions. A trustworthy partner who worked tirelessly for change. So when her husband became president and she became first lady, Eleanor was ready to make her mark. With characteristic candor, compassion, and courage, she...
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
viii, 581 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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English
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Evaluates the relationships between modern presidents and their speechwriters and offers insight into the agendas behind some of history's most famous addresses, in an account that traces the careers of such figures as Ted Sorensen, Peggy Noonan, and William Safire.
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Publisher
Penguin Random House Audio Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
24 audio discs (30 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A biography of Roosevelt focusing on his career as an incomparable politician, uniter, and dealmaker. Takes a fresh look at the many compelling questions that have attracted all his biographers such as how did a man who came from so privileged a background become the greatest presidential champion of the country's needy? How did someone who never won recognition for his intellect foster revolutionary changes in the country's economic and social institutions?...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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""Leebaert has done the near impossible-crafted a fresh and challenging portrait of the man and his inner circle."- Richard Norton Smith, author of An Uncommon Man, former director of the Hoover, Eisenhower, Reagan, and Ford presidential libraries. "A fascinating and absorbing analysis of FDR's brilliantly chosen team of four courageous and creative men and women."-Susan Dunn, author of 1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler-the Election Amid the Storm,...
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
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x, 437 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"New York Times bestselling historian Craig Nelson reveals how FDR confronted an American public disinterested in going to war in Europe, skillfully won their support, and pushed government and American industry to build the greatest war machine in history, "the arsenal of democracy" that won World War II. As Nazi Germany began to conquer Europe, America's military was unprepared, too small, and poorly supplied. The Nazis were supported by robust...
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