Franklin D. Roosevelt and the making of modern America
By: Allan M. Winkler.
Series: Library of American biography; Library of American biography (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Pearson/Longman
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945.; Presidents -- United States -- Biography.; New Deal, 1933-1939.; World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.; Governors -- New York (State) -- Biography.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-216) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Roosevelts of Hyde Park; title: Political and personal affairs; title: Governor of New York; title: The first hundred days; title: New Deal initiatives; title: Success and stalemate; title: The road to war; title: Commander-in-chief; title: The war at home.