Franklin and Eleanor

Author: Hazel Rowley
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN: 0522851797
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
In this groundbreaking new account of their marriage, Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention--private and public--that kept Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt together.

No Ordinary Time

Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476750572
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 768

Book Description
Examines the distinct leadership roles of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during the war years and discusses the dynamics of their marriage.

Too Close to the Sun

Author: Curtis Roosevelt
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458759644
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 458

Book Description
Curtis Roosevelt was three when he and his sister, Eleanor, arrived at the White House soon after their grandfather’s inauguration. The country’s “First Grandchildren,” a pint-sized double act, they were known to the media as “Sistie and Buzzie.”In this rich memoir, Roosevelt brings us into “the goldfish bowl,” as his family called it—that glare of public scrutiny to which all presidential households must submit. He recounts his misadventures as a hapless kid in an unforgivably formal setting and describes his role as a tiny planet circling the dual suns of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.Blending self-abasement, humor, awe and affection,Too Close to the Sunis an intimate portrait of two of the most influential and inspirational figures in modern American history—and a thoughtful exploration of the emotional impact of growing up in their irresistible aura.

Eleanor

Author: David Michaelis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439192049
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 720

Book Description
Presents a breakthrough portrait of America's longest-serving first lady that covers her major contributions throughout critical historical events and her essential role in advancing international human rights.

Beloved Island

Author: Jonas Klein
Publisher: Paul S. Eriksson
ISBN: 9780839710363
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This biography chronicles the lives of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, focusing on the influence of their summer home on Campobello Island. This personal history examines the Roosevelts' heritage and traditions and explores their public trials, tragedies, and triumphs, as well as the frustrations and disappointments of their private lives. Campobello played a vital role in the formation of character for both Franklin and Eleanor, providing outlets for physical activity and emotional escape. At Campobello, Franklin was afflicted by polio, the most defining event in both their private lives and public careers. This story is peppered with anecdotes, personal letters, and reminiscences of the friends, family, and staff who played important roles in their lives.

Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?

Author: Gare Thompson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101639954
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113

Book Description
For a long time, the main role of First Ladies was to act as hostesses of the White House...until Eleanor Roosevelt. Born in 1884, Eleanor was not satisfied to just be a glorified hostess for her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Eleanor had a voice, and she used it to speak up against poverty and racism. She had experience and knowledge of many issues, and fought for laws to help the less fortunate. She had passion, energy, and a way of speaking that made people listen, and she used these gifts to campaign for her husband and get him elected president-four times! A fascinating historical figure in her own right, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the role of First Lady forever.

FDR's Shadow

Author: Julie M. Fenster
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0230103413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
A brilliant look at how the indomitable and enlightened Louis Howe became the mega-advisor of the Roosevelt Clan.

Upstairs at the Roosevelts'

Author: Curtis Roosevelt
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1612349013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
Curtis Roosevelt knew what it was like to live with a president. His grandfather was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. From the time Curtis, with his sister, Eleanor, and recently divorced mother, Anna Roosevelt Dall, moved into his grandparents’ new home—the White House—Curtis played, learned, slept, ate, and lived in one of the most famous buildings in the world with one of its most famous residents. Curtis Roosevelt offers anecdotes and revelations about the lives of the president and First Lady and the many colorful personalities in this presidential family. From Eleanor’s shocking role in the remarriage of Curtis’s mother to visits from naughty cousins and trips to the “Home Farm,” Upstairs at the Roosevelts’ provides an intimate perspective on the dynamics of one of America’s most famous families and those who visited, were friends, and sometimes even enemies.

Sunrise at Campobello

Author: Dore Schary
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822211013
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 102

Book Description
THE STORY: Atkinson in the New York Times, describes The play covers thirty-four months when F.D.R.'s crisis was a private one--from the day in August, 1921, when he was stricken by infantile paralysis at his summer home at Campobello, in Canada, t

My Day

Author: Eleanor Roosevelt
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0786731400
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
"I think Eleanor Roosevelt has so gripped the imagination of this moment because we need her and her vision so completely. . . . She's perfect for us as we enter the twenty-first century. Eleanor Roosevelt is a loud and profound voice for people who want to change the world." -- Blanche Wiesen Cook Named "Woman of the Century" in a survey conducted by the National Women's Hall of Fame, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote her hugely popular syndicated column "My Day" for over a quarter of that century, from 1936 to 1962. This collection brings together for the first time in a single volume the most memorable of those columns, written with singular wit, elegance, compassion, and insight -- everything from her personal perspectives on the New Deal and World War II to the painstaking diplomacy required of her as chair of the United Nations Committee on Human Rights after the war to the joys of gardening at her beloved Hyde Park home. To quote Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., "What a remarkable woman she was! These sprightly and touching selections from Eleanor Roosevelt's famous column evoke an extraordinary personality." "My Day reminds us how great a woman she was." --Atlanta Journal-Constitution