Eleanor Roosevelt. Volume 3, The war years and after, 1939-1962
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New York : Viking, [2016].
ISBN
9780670023950, 0670023957
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Acorn Public Library District - Stacks | BIOG ROOSEVELT, E. | On Shelf |
Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | BIO 973.917 ROOSEVEL E. | On Shelf |
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | 973.917 COO | On Shelf |
Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | BIOGRAPHY ROOSEVELT | On Shelf |
Clarendon Hills Public Library - Stacks | BIOGRAPHY ROOSEVELT | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Viking, [2016].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvii, 670 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780670023950, 0670023957
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Historians, politicians, critics, and readers everywhere have praised Blanche Wiesen Cooks biography of Eleanor Roosevelt as the essential portrait of a woman who towers over the twentieth century. The long-awaited third and final volume takes us through World War II, FDR's death, the founding of the UN, and Eleanor Roosevelts death in 1962. It follows the arc of war and the evolution of a marriage, as the first lady realized the cost of maintaining her principles even as the country and her husband were not prepared to adopt them. Eleanor Roosevelt continued to struggle for her core issues -- economic security, New Deal reforms, racial equality, and rescue when they were sidelined by FDR while he marshaled the country through war. The chasm between Eleanor and Franklin grew, and the strains on their relationship were as political as they were personal. She also had to negotiate the fractures in the close circle of influential women around her at Val-Kill, but through it she gained confidence in her own vision, even when forced to amend her agenda when her beliefs clashed with government policies on such issues as neutrality, refugees, and eventually the threat of communism. These years -- the war years -- made Eleanor Roosevelt the woman she became: leader, visionary, guiding light. FDR's death in 1945 changed her world, but she was far from finished, returning to the spotlight as a crucial player in the founding of the United Nations.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cook, B. W. (2016). Eleanor Roosevelt . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cook, Blanche Wiesen. 2016. Eleanor Roosevelt. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cook, Blanche Wiesen. Eleanor Roosevelt Viking, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cook, Blanche Wiesen. Eleanor Roosevelt Viking, 2016.
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