Viking Adult
Eleanor Roosevelt: 2volume One 1884-1932
Regular price
$8.95 USD
Regular price
Sale price
$8.95 USD
Unit price
per
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Title: Eleanor Roosevelt: 2volume One 1884-1932
Author: Blanche Wiesen Cook
ISBN: 9780670804863
Publisher: Viking Adult
Published: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Condition: Used: Good
F 1639730
Publisher Description:
The second volume plunges into the White House years and the Great Depression, the time when Eleanor exerted enormous influence over the course of the country. In the thirties, Eleanor becomes even more surprising and multifaceted. A loyal wife, a devoted mother, a woman who courted romance and adventure, Eleanor Roosevelt was America's most compelling, charismatic, and visionary First Lady. She ran a virtual parallel administration that championed civil rights, affordable housing, and a New Deal for women. She took unpopular stands and often countered her husband's policies, particularly a concerning racial justice, women's rights, the plight of refugees, and approaches to Fascism and the Spanish Civil War. The book closes in 1938, as Europe moves toward war.
Author: Blanche Wiesen Cook
ISBN: 9780670804863
Publisher: Viking Adult
Published: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Condition: Used: Good
F 1639730
Publisher Description:
The second volume plunges into the White House years and the Great Depression, the time when Eleanor exerted enormous influence over the course of the country. In the thirties, Eleanor becomes even more surprising and multifaceted. A loyal wife, a devoted mother, a woman who courted romance and adventure, Eleanor Roosevelt was America's most compelling, charismatic, and visionary First Lady. She ran a virtual parallel administration that championed civil rights, affordable housing, and a New Deal for women. She took unpopular stands and often countered her husband's policies, particularly a concerning racial justice, women's rights, the plight of refugees, and approaches to Fascism and the Spanish Civil War. The book closes in 1938, as Europe moves toward war.
This is an unparalleled presentation of a woman whose life was filled with passionate commitment and who struggled for personal fulfillment. It is a book for all readers of American history and politics, and as the New Deal comes under assault today, a book for readers who care about a decent future for all people.
