Before the Trumpet - Young Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1905 (Paperback)

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Before Pearl Harbor, before polio and his entry into politics, FDR was a handsome, pampered, but strong-willed youth, the center of a rarefied world. In "Before the Trumpet, "the award-winning historian Geoffrey C. Ward transports the reader to that world--Hyde Park on the Hudson and Campobello Island, Groton and Harvard and the Continent--to recreate as never before the formative years of the man who would become the 20th century's greatest president. Here, drawn from thousands of original documents (many never previously published), is a richly-detailed, intimate biography, its central figure surrounded by a colorful cast that includes an opium smuggler and a pious headmaster; Franklin's distant cousin, Theodore and his remarkable mother, Sara; and the still-more remarkable young woman he wooed and won, his cousin Eleanor. This is a tale that would grip the reader even if its central character had not grown up to be FDR.

General

Imprint:	Vintage Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	September 2014
Authors:	Geoffrey C Ward
Dimensions:	202 x 133 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-0-8041-7333-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-8041-7333-8
Barcode:	9780804173339

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