FDR, an Intimate HistoryFollows the life of F.D.R. from his childhood through prep school and college and his successive positions as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Governor of New York. It also analyzes his complex personality, traces his controversial career from his youth to the presidency, and assesses his role in the New Deal and World War II. |
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Foreword Prologue | 1 |
A Family Album | 6 |
Old School Ties | 24 |
Copyright | |
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