Franklin and Eleanor
An Extraordinary Marriage
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2010]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xiv, 345 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Hazel Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention--private and public--that kept FDR and Eleanor together. She reveals a partnership that was both supportive and daring--a partnership that they created according to their own ambitions and needs.
Contents:
Cousins in love, 1902-1905 -- A Victorian marriage, March 1905-March 1913 -- Somewhat at sea, March 1913-February 1920 -- Tragedy at Campobello, June 1920-March 1922 -- The wilderness years, March 1922-November 1928 -- In the governor's mansion, November 1928-March 1933 -- Grand hotel, March 1933-November 1936 -- Embattled, November 1936-November 1940 -- "I am a bit exhausted," December 1940-March 1945 -- The Rose Garden, March 1945-November 1962.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
Married people -- United States -- Biography.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
Married people -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780374158576
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Roosevelt Family | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-327) and index.