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Category Archives: President #32 – F Roosevelt

Review of “Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life” by Robert Dallek

January 10, 2022

“Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life” (2017) is Robert Dallek’s most recent biography. Dallek is an author, historian and retired …

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Review of “Man of Destiny: FDR and the Making of the American Century” by Alonzo Hamby

January 28, 2020

Alonza Hamby’s “Man of Destiny: FDR and the Making of the American Century” was published in 2015 and is one …

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The Best Biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt

September 30, 2016

[Updated] Every student of American history knows that Franklin D. Roosevelt served more terms as President of the United States …

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Review of “Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History” by Robert Sherwood

September 27, 2016

“Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History” is Robert Sherwood’s 1948 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins (a …

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Review of “Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court” by Jeff Shesol

September 13, 2016

“Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court” is Jeff Shesol’s 2010 book focused on FDR’s “court-packing” attempt during his …

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Review of “Nothing to Fear” by Adam Cohen

September 6, 2016

“Nothing to Fear: FDR’s Inner Circle and the 100 Days that Created Modern America” is Adam Cohen’s 2009 review of …

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Review of “The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days” by Jonathan Alter

August 28, 2016

Jonathan Alter’s “The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope” was published in 2006. Alter is a …

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Review of “Eleanor and Franklin” by Joseph Lash

August 21, 2016

“Eleanor and Franklin” by Joseph P. Lash was published in 1971 and earned the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Lash was …

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Review of “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt” by Doris Kearns Goodwin

August 9, 2016

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II” was published in …

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Review of “A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt” by Geoffrey C. Ward

August 1, 2016

Geoffrey Ward’s “A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt” was published in 1989, four years after the publication of …

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Review of “Before the Trumpet: Young Franklin Roosevelt” by Geoffrey C. Ward

July 11, 2016

Geoffrey Ward’s “Before the Trumpet: Young Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1905” was published in 1985 and was followed four years later by …

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Review of “The Roosevelts: An American Saga” by Peter Collier

June 20, 2016

“The Roosevelts: An American Saga” by Peter Collier and David Horowitz was published in 1994. Collier is an author and …

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Review of “The Age of Roosevelt: The Politics of Upheaval” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

June 10, 2016

Published in 1960, “The Age of Roosevelt: The Politics of Upheaval (1935-1936)” is the last of three volumes in Arthur …

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Review of “The Age of Roosevelt: The Coming of the New Deal” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

May 23, 2016

Published in 1958, “The Age of Roosevelt: The Coming of the New Deal (1933-1935)” is the second of three volumes …

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Review of “The Age of Roosevelt: The Crisis of the Old Order” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

May 13, 2016

“The Age of Roosevelt: The Crisis of the Old Order (1919-1933)” is the first in Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.’s three-volume series …

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