Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Rendezvous with Destiny
by:
Frank Freidel (author)
Available for the first time in paperback, this is Frank Freidel's definitive one-volume biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Drawing upon extensive sources, recent scholarship, and unpublished materials, Freidel's treatment of both the complex inner man and the charismatic public figure is...
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Available for the first time in paperback, this is Frank Freidel's definitive one-volume biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Drawing upon extensive sources, recent scholarship, and unpublished materials, Freidel's treatment of both the complex inner man and the charismatic public figure is "surefooted, sensitive, and knowing" (Boston Globe). Over 35 photographs.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316292610 (0316292613)
Publish date: April 2nd 1991
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Pages no: 710
Edition language: English
I was inspired to read this by the broadcast earlier this month of Ken Burns's "The Roosevelts" documentary. Frank Freidel's book has been on my shelf off and on for nearly a quarter century, but only now was I motivated to pick it up and read it. Part of the reason why I waited so long was becaus...
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