Courage in a Dangerous World
With the written word, Eleanor Roosevelt learned to speak loudly and cast her own political shadow. This collection of columns, essays, speeches, and letters documents her political transformation from self-effacing first lady to outspoken defender of democracy and human rights. Arranged chronologically from the New Deal to the Cold War, this title is important because most of Roosevelt's writingsAexcept her Autobiography (Da Capo, 1992)Aare out of print. Black, editor of What I Hope To Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt (LJ 11/15/95), has struck archival gold. "In Defense of Curiosity" proves that Eleanor put a deft spin on gender politics in the 1930s: "when people say woman's place is in the home, I say...it certainly is, but if she really cares about her home, that caring will take her far and wide." She had the audacity to support the American Youth CongressAdisillusioned young adults with Communist sympathiesAand denounce Joseph McCarthy. Racism, generation gaps, and education also drove her to write with both compassion and a sterling clarity that transcended her husband's politics. Recommended for all public and academic libraries. (Photos not seen.)AHeather McCormack, "Library Journal"Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.