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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Hardcover)
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R492
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"No president since the founders has done more to shape the
character of American government," notes Alan Brinkley in this
magnificent biography of America's thirty-second president. "And no
president since Lincoln has served through darker or more difficult
times. Roosevelt thrived in crisis. It brought out his greatness,
and his guile. It triggered his almost uncanny ability to
communicate effectively with people of all kinds. And at times, it
helped him excoriate his enemies, and to revel in doing so."
This brilliant, compact biography chronicles Franklin Delano
Roosevelt's rise from a childhood of privilege to a presidency that
forever changed the face of international diplomacy, the American
party system, and the government's role in global and domestic
policy. Brinkley, the National Book Award-winning New Deal
historian, provides a clear, concise introduction to Roosevelt's
sphinx-like character and remarkable achievements. In a vivid
narrative packed with telling anecdotes, the book moves swiftly
from Roosevelt's youth in upstate New York--characterized by an
aristocratic lifestyle of trips to Europe and private tutoring--to
his schooling at Harvard, his brief law career, and his initial
entry into politics. From there, Brinkley chronicles Roosevelt's
rise to the presidency, a position in which FDR remained until
death, through an unparalleled three-plus terms in office.
Throughout the book, Brinkley elegantly blends FDR's personal life
with his professional one, providing a lens into the President's
struggles with polio and his somewhat distant relationship with the
first lady.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt led the United States through the worst
economic crisis in the nation's history and through the greatest
and most terrible war ever recorded. His extraordinary legacy
remains alive in our own troubled new century as a reminder of what
bravery and strong leadership can accomplish.
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