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

Persico, Joseph E.

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ISBN 10: 1400064422 ISBN 13: 9781400064427

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 2008

Riassunto

A portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt offers an insightful study of his relationships with the women around him, from his distant cousin Daisy Suckley, devoted secretary Missy Lehand, and wife Eleanor, to Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd, the woman with whom he shared a long, secret, and life-altering relationship until his death. 100,000 first printing.

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“Just when you thought you knew everything about Franklin D. Roosevelt, think again. Joseph E. Persico [is] one of America’s finest historians. . . . You can’t properly understand FDR the man without reading this landmark study.”—Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University

“Persico’s exploration of FDR’s emotional life is fascinating.”—USA Today

“Persico is judicious in his treatment of these sensitive matters. . . . He understands that Lucy Mercer helped FDR awaken his capacity for love and compassion, and thus helped him become the man to whom the nation will be eternally in debt.”—Washington Post Book World

“A stylish and well-written book filled with interesting characters, marital dramas and spylike subterfuge.”—Chicago Tribune

“A powerful narrative that rarely fails to pull you along to the next chapter. ”—Louisville Courier-Journal

“Utterly absorbing.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
From the Trade Paperback edition.

L'autore:

Joseph E. Persico is the author of Roosevelt’s Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage; Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918–World War I and Its Violent Climax; Piercing the Reich; and Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial, which was made into a television docudrama. He also collaborated with Colin Powell on his autobiography, My American Journey. He lives in Guilderland, New York.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1400064422
• ISBN 13: 9781400064427
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 443