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 …
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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 …
New Release Alert: “Bush” by Jean Edward Smith
Bush by Jean Edward Smith 832 pages Simon & Schuster Release Date: July 5, 2016 * * * Jean Edward …
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 …
Review of “Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom” by James MacGregor Burns
“Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (1940-1945)” is the second of two volumes in James MacGregor Burns’s series on FDR. Published …
Review of “Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox” by James MacGregor Burns
Published in 1956, “Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882-1940)” is the first volume in James MacGregor Burns’s two-volume series …
Review of “Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Rendezvous with Destiny” by Frank Freidel
“Franklin D. Roosevelt: Rendezvous with Destiny” is Frank Freidel’s 1990 single-volume biography of FDR. One of the first major biographers …
Review of “FDR: A Biography” by Ted Morgan
“FDR: A Biography” is French-American biographer, historian and journalist Ted Morgan’s 1985 biography of the 32nd president. Morgan was born …
Review of “Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom” by Conrad Black
“Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom” is Conrad Black’s hefty 2003 biography of FDR. Black is a Canadian-born former media …
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