Franklin Delano Roosevelt

A masterly work by the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Gladstone

A protean figure and a man of massive achievement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man to be elected to the presidency more than twice. In a ranking of chief executives, no more than three of his predecessors could truly be placed in contention with his standing, and of his successors, there are so far none.

In acute, stylish prose, Roy Jenkins tackles all of the nuances and intricacies of FDR's character. He was a skilled politician with astounding flexibility; he oversaw an incomparable mobilization of American industrial and military effort; and, all the while, he aroused great loyalty and dazzled those around him with his personal charm. Despite several setbacks and one apparent catastrophe, his life was buoyed by the influence of Eleanor, who was not only a wife but an adviser and one of the twentieth century's greatest political reformers.

Nearly complete before Jenkins's death in January 2003, this volume was finished by historian Richard Neustadt.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 11/04/2003
ISBN: 9780805069594
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/2003 pg. 59
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2003 pg. 1164
Publishers Weekly 09/29/2003 pg. 52
Booklist 10/15/2003 pg. 384
New York Times 11/02/2003 pg. 14
Library Journal 11/15/2003 pg. 76
BookPage 02/01/2004 pg. 12
School Library Journal 05/01/2004 pg. 177
Library Journal 07/01/2003