Hot Dogs and Cocktails: When FDR Met King George VI at Hyde Park on Hudson - Rilegato

Conradi, Peter

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ISBN 10: 184688294X ISBN 13: 9781846882944

Casa editrice: Alma Books, 2013

Riassunto

From the coauthor of The King's Speech, the story behind the historic meeting between FDR and King George VI on the eve of World War II, a meeting that is now the subject of a major Hollywood movie,Hyde Park on Hudson

Between June 9th and 12th 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were the guests of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at his country estate in Hyde Park, New York, during what was the first ever visit by a reigning British monarch to the United States. Coming at a time when Britain desperately needed U.S. help in the conflict that now seemed inevitable, the meeting was front page news on both sides of the Atlantic and imbued with huge political significance. This fascinating book recreates the backdrop to the royal visit, analyzing the political background and the media's reaction, and tells the back stories both of the King and of Roosevelt, whose colorful personal life became entwined with the visit.

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Recensione:

'An entertaining tale... The curious innocence of the times is delightfully evoked.' -- The Spectator

'An entertainingly lurid picture of Eleanor & Franklin's unconventional married life and the media hype that technicoloured the whole circus is contrasted with the stiffer protocols and personalities of royalty.' --Saga Magazine

L'autore:

Peter Conradi is an author and a journalist who works for the Sunday Times. He is the author ofGreat Survivors, Hitler's Piano Player, and Iris Murdoch: A Life and the coauthor ofThe King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy.

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• Editore: Alma Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 184688294X
• ISBN 13: 9781846882944
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 280