{"product_id":"roosevelts-an-american-saga-9780684801407","title":"Roosevelts: An American Saga","description":"\u003cb\u003eDrawing on extensive interviews and brimming with trenchant anecdotes, this historical portrait casts new light on the pivotal events and personalities that shaped the Roosevelt legacy--from Eleanor's often brutal relationship with her children and Theodore Jr.'s undoing in the 1924 New York gubernatorial race, to the heroism of Teddy's sons during both World Wars and FDR's loveless marriage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Roosevelts\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant and controversial account of twentieth-century American political culture as seen through the lens of its preeminent political dynasty. Peter Collier shows how Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt, along with their descendants, scrambled to define the direction that American politics would take. The Oyster Bay clan, influenced by the flamboyant Teddy, was extroverted, eccentric, tradition-bound, and family-oriented. They represented an age of American innocence that would be replaced by Franklin's Hyde Park Roosevelts, who were aloof and cold yet individualistic and progressive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Roosevelts\u003c\/i\u003e is history at its most penetrating, a crucial work that illuminates the foundations of contemporary, American politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684801407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.12w x 1.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/30\/1995 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/29\/1995\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peter Collier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916966269109,"sku":"9780684801407","price":22.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_baf6efd3-71b4-449f-8a17-65e3ae177f5f.jpg?v=1687274575","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/roosevelts-an-american-saga-9780684801407","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}