FDR and his enemies
By: Albert Fried.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 -- Adversaries; United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
Other titles: F.D.R. and his enemies
Description: "Albert Fried brings out the tremendous drama in Roosevelt's ideological and personal struggle with five influential men: ex-New York governor and presidential candidate Al Smith, the enormously popular "radio priest" Charles E. Coughlin, Louisiana Senator Huey Long, labor champion John L. Lewis, and the universally adored aviator Charles A. Lindbergh. FDR and His Enemies reveals the intellectual, moral, and tactical underpinnings of the great debate in which Roosevelt triumphed."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-253) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix; title: INTRODUCTION; title: Politics and Popularity 1; title: CHAPTER ONE; title: Winning the Prize 15; title: AL SMITH; title: FATHER COUGHLIN; title: HUEY LONG; title: CHAPTER TWO; title: The First New Deal 57; title: FATHER COUGHLIN; title: HUEY LONG; title: JOHN L.LEWIS; title: AL SMITH; title: CHARLES A.LINDBERGH; title: CHAPTER THREE; title: Roosevelt Triumphant 101; title: HUEY LONG; title: FATHER COUGHLIN; title: AL SMITH; title: JOHN L.LEWIS; title: CHAPTER FOUR; title: The Isolationist Impulse 145; title: FATHER COUGHLIN; title: JOHN L.LEWIS; title: CHARLES A.LINDBERGH; title: CHAPTER FIVE; title: Denouement 209; title: AL SMITH; title: FATHER COUGHLIN; title: JOHN L.LEWIS; title: CHARLES A.LINDBERGH; title: Notes 219; title: Bibliography 247; title: Index 255.