Review of “Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life” by Robert Dallek
“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
Alonza Hamby’s “Man of Destiny: FDR and the Making of the American Century” was published in 2015 and is one …
The Best Biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt
[Updated] Every student of American history knows that Franklin D. Roosevelt served more terms as President of the United States …
Review of “Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History” by Robert Sherwood
“Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History” is Robert Sherwood’s 1948 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins (a …
Review of “Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court” by Jeff Shesol
“Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court” is Jeff Shesol’s 2010 book focused on FDR’s “court-packing” attempt during his …
Review of “Nothing to Fear” by Adam Cohen
“Nothing to Fear: FDR’s Inner Circle and the 100 Days that Created Modern America” is Adam Cohen’s 2009 review of …
Review of “The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days” by Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alter’s “The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope” was published in 2006. Alter is a …
Review of “Eleanor and Franklin” by Joseph Lash
“Eleanor and Franklin” by Joseph P. Lash was published in 1971 and earned the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Lash was …
Review of “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II” was published in …
Review of “A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt” by Geoffrey C. Ward
Geoffrey Ward’s “A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt” was published in 1989, four years after the publication of …
Review of “Before the Trumpet: Young Franklin Roosevelt” by Geoffrey C. Ward
Geoffrey Ward’s “Before the Trumpet: Young Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1905” was published in 1985 and was followed four years later by …
Review of “The Roosevelts: An American Saga” by Peter Collier
“The Roosevelts: An American Saga” by Peter Collier and David Horowitz was published in 1994. Collier is an author and …
Review of “The Age of Roosevelt: The Politics of Upheaval” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Published in 1960, “The Age of Roosevelt: The Politics of Upheaval (1935-1936)” is the last of three volumes in Arthur …
Review of “The Age of Roosevelt: The Coming of the New Deal” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Published in 1958, “The Age of Roosevelt: The Coming of the New Deal (1933-1935)” is the second of three volumes …
Review of “The Age of Roosevelt: The Crisis of the Old Order” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
“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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