Traitor to his class : the privileged life and radical presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt /

Brands, H. W.

Traitor to his class : the privileged life and radical presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt / H.W. Brands. - New York : Anchor Books, 2009. - 888 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [829]-861) and index.

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

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.
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945--Biografías


Presidents--United States--Biography.
Presidentes--Estados Unidos--Biografías


United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--1933-1945

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