Brands, H. W.

Traitor to his class : the privileged life and radical presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt / H.W. Brands. - 1st Anchor books ed. - New York : Anchor Books, 2009. - 888 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 829-861) and index.

Swimming to health, 1882-1928 -- The soul of the nation, 1929-1937 -- The fate of the world, 1937-1945.

A sweeping biography of the life and political career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt draws on archival materials, public speeches, interviews with family and colleagues, and personal correspondence to examine FDR's political leadership in a dark time of Depression and war, his championship of the poor, his revolutionary New Deal legislation, and his legacy for the future.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945.


Presidents--United States--Biography.
Politics and government


Biographies.

E 807 / .B735 2009