Title: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the making of modern America /
Authors: Winkler, Allan M., 1945-
Publisher: Pearson/Longman,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Roosevelt, Franklin D.; Presidents United States Biography; New Deal, 1933-1939.; World War, 1939-1945 United States.; Governors New York (State) Biography; United States Politics and government
Abstract: "Allan M. Winkler's new biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt introduces students to one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century American history. Incorporating the latest scholarship, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shaping of Modern America tells the story of a man who occupied the presidency and guided the nation through two of its greatest crises - the Great Depression and World War II."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: The Roosevelts of Hyde Park -- Political and personal affairs -- Governor of New York -- The first hundred days -- New Deal initiatives -- Success and stalemate -- The road to war -- Commander-in-chief -- The war at home.