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No Ordinary Time is a monumental work, a brilliantly conceived chronicle of one of the most vibrant and revolutionary periods in the history of the United States. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines--Eleanor and Franklin's marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor's life as First Lady, and FDR's White House and its impact on America... (more)

The River of Doubt

Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

by Candice Millard

At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows;... (more)

Murder and the First Lady (G K Hall Large Print Book Series)Elliott Roosevelt

Murder and the First Lady (G K Hall Large Print Book Series)

by Elliott Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt as Miss Marple - not tasteless (as one might expect from the author of Mother R and other memoirs), but merely dull and foolish. It's 1939 and a young White House staffer, congressman's son Philip Garber, has been found dead in the apartment of Pamela Rush-Hodgeborne, one of the First Lady's secretaries. The obvious suspect: English-born Pamela, who mixed lover Philip a fatal old-fashioned.... (more)

The Forgotten Man

A New History of the Great Depression

by Amity Shlaes

In The Forgotten Man , Amity Shlaes, one of the nation's most-respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. She traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers and the moving stories of individual citizens who through their brave perseverance helped establish the steadfast character we recognize as American today.

Grandmère: A Personal History of Eleanor Roosevelt

Grandmère: A Personal History of Eleanor Roosevelt

by David B. Roosevelt

Until her death when he was 20, David B. Roosevelt enjoyed a close relationship with his Grandm'ere, Eleanor Roosevelt. Although she was admired by millions around the world, few people knew her as her loved ones did. Now David shares personal family stories and photographs that show Eleanor as she really was: passionate, vulnerable, courageous, and determined to live her private and personal life according to the... (more)

The Hyde Park Murder - An Eleanor Roosevelt MysteryElliott ROOSEVELT

The Hyde Park Murder - An Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery

by Elliott ROOSEVELT

PRINCESS ALICE: A BIOGRAPHY OF ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH

PRINCESS ALICE: A BIOGRAPHY OF ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH

by James Brough

Churchill&'s Triumph

by Michael Dobbs

For eight days, beginning on Saturday, February 3, 1945, the most powerful men in the world – Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin – met at the Black Sea Resort of Yalta, where in the most momentous conference of the century, they preceded to divide up Europe. This novel, told from Churchill's point of view, takes you behind the scenes and brings you into the minds and hearts of the big three leaders: the dominating... (more)

The Post-American World

by Fareed Zakaria

“Zakaria . . . may have more intellectual range and insights than any other public thinker in the West.” — Boston Sunday Globe “This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else.” So begins Fareed Zakaria’s blockbusting bestseller on the United States in the twenty-first century. How can Americans understand this rapidly changing international climate, and how ... (more)

Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization

Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization

by Nicholson Baker

Bestselling author Nicholson Baker, recognized as one of the most dexterous and talented writers in America today, has created a compelling work of nonfiction bound to provoke discussion and controversy---a wide-ranging, astonishingly fresh perspective on the political and social landscape that gave rise to World War II.

The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War

The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War

by Martin Gilbert

In The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War, Martin Gilbert graphically charts the war’s political, military, economic and social history through 247 maps. Each map has been specially drawn for this atlas, many of them covering topics that have not previously been mapped. The atlas covers all the major events from the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 to the defeat of Japan in August 1945, including... (more)

Franklin and Lucy: President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life

Franklin and Lucy: President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life

by Joseph E. Persico

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was arguably the greatest figure of the twentieth century. While FDR’s official circle was predominantly male, it was his relationships with women–particularly with Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd–that most vividly bring to light the human being beneath this towering statesman. It is no coincidence that Rutherfurd was with Roosevelt the day he died in Warm Springs, Georgia, along with two other... (more)

Roosevelt and Franco during the Second World War: From the Spanish Civil War to Pearl Harbor (The World of the Roosevelts)

Roosevelt and Franco during the Second World War: From the Spanish Civil War to Pearl Harbor (The World of the Roosevelts)

by Joan Maria Thoma?s

This book examines the internal controversies of the Roosevelt Administration in connection with Spain during World War II, the role of the President in these controversies, and the foundations of the policy that was followed from the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War until the launching of Operation Torch in 1942.

Roosevelt and Hopkins,: An intimate history

Roosevelt and Hopkins,: An intimate history

by Robert E. Sherwood

Sixty years after the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor and America's entry into the greatest war in history, many questions remain unanswered and many documents of great historical value are available only to a handful of researchers and scholars. This book, Roosevelt and Hopkins, is the classic account of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's foreign policy during World War II and how Harry Hopkins, his friend and... (more)

Washington By-Line: The Personal History of a NewspaperwomanBess Furman

Washington By-Line: The Personal History of a Newspaperwoman

by Bess Furman

General Patton the Last CavalierWilliam Bancroft Mellor

General Patton the Last Cavalier

by William Bancroft Mellor

Murder At Hobcaw Barony (An Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery)Unknown

Murder At Hobcaw Barony (An Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery)

by Unknown

The Last Lion Part B: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone, 1932-1940

The Last Lion Part B: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone, 1932-1940

by Manchester, William

In the second of his three-volume biography, Manchester challenges the assumption that Churchill's finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932-1940, Churchill stood almost alone against Nazi aggression.

Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill Alone 1932-1940

Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill Alone 1932-1940

by William Manchester

The long-awaited second volume of the best Churchill biography reveals the true portrait of this ambitious world leader. Discussion centers on the alarm he sounded about the terrible plot being hatched inside Hitler's deranged mind. Two 8-page photos inserts.

Franklin and Winston : A Portrait of a Friendship

Franklin and Winston : A Portrait of a Friendship

by Jon Meacham

Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were the greatest leaders of 'the Greatest Generation'. In Franklin and Winston, Meacham explores the fascinating relationship between the two men who piloted the free world to victory in the Second World War. It was a crucial and unique friendship: a president and a prime minister spending enormous amounts of time together and exchanging nearly two thousand messages. Amid... (more)

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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II

by Doris Kearns Goodwin