FDR Skatepark began its life in 1996 with a few small obstacles built by the City of Philadelphia in an attempt to meet the needs of a growing community. In true D-I-Y fashion, local skaters soon gath
One of today’s premier biographers has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In this superlative volume, Jean Edward Smith combines conte
Nearly seventy-five years after World War II, a contentious debate lingers over whether Franklin Delano Roosevelt turned his back on the Jews of Hitler s Europe. Defenders claim that FDR saved million
WAS FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT REALLY A GREAT WARTIME LEADER, AS HISTORIANS ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY ASSERT? The acclaimed author of New Deal or Raw Deal?, called “eye-opening” by the National Review, expose
Although the presidential election of 1944 placed FDR in the White House for an unprecedented fourth term, historical memory of the election itself has been overshadowed by the war, Roosevelt's health
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." These are some of the most famous, the most quoted, and the best remembered words in American political history. They seem to be a natural expression o
Although the presidential election of 1944 placed FDR in the White House for an unprecedented fourth term, historical memory of the election itself has been overshadowed by the war, Roosevelt's health
A profusely illustrated, popularly-written volume with original comic art, FDR and The New Deal For Beginners will shed new light upon a story now regaining visibility thanks to the recent economic cr
Thre creation of teh FDR Memorial in Wash. DC is a political story as well as the personal saga of Lawrence Halprin, who designed and redesigned it in response to changing political and social circums
In this major biography of an important politician and statesman, Dean Kotlowski presents the life of Paul V. McNutt, a great understudied figure in the era of FDR. McNutt was governor of Indiana, hig
Evaluates the role of Franklin D. Roosevelt in saving the Jews during World War II, revealing a compassionate president torn by domestic and wartime priorities who did act in some circumstances to aid
Based upon extensive archival research in Great Britain, the United States, and the Middle East, including sources never previously utilized such as declassified intelligence records, postwar planning
From the acclaimed author of New Deal or Raw Deal?, called “eye-opening” by the National Review, comes a fascinating expose of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s destructive wartime legacy—and its adverse im
"The aim of this book is to demonstrate that Franklin D. Roosevelt was one of the leading agents in both setting out and working to implement the principles that came to govern the international aviat
This important collection brings together contributions from an impressive group of scholars to comprehensively examine Franklin D. Roosevelt’s response to the Holocaust. Addressing the severe critiqu
This book demonstrates that there is much about the New Deal that can be characterized as environmental, once one substitutes the word "environmental" for "conservation." Indeed, the scholarship that
What did Franklin Delano Roosevelt know about the Holocaust and what did he do to try to prevent it? This question has proven to be one of the thorniest inquiries ever made into the progress of FDR's
In recent years the United Nations has become more active in - and more generally respected for - its peacekeeping efforts than at any other period in its fifty-year history. During the same period, t
This book reveals a hidden plot by FDR to join the European war through pressuring Japan into war, and the role played by the Soviet Union in promoting wars among capitalist countries. World War II ch
The definitive biography of president Franklin Delano Roosevelt for young adult readers, from National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin. Brought up in a privileged family, Franklin Delano Roosev
The definitive biography of president Franklin Delano Roosevelt for young adult readers, from National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin. Brought up in a privileged family, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
A closeup, in-the-room look at how FDR took masterful command and control of the Second World War, from wresting key decisions away from Churchill and his own generals, to launching the first successf
In Roosevelt's Blues Guido van Rijn documents more than a hundred blues and gospel lyrics that contain direct political comment about FDR. Altogether, they convey the thought, spirit, and history of t
Investigating how individual presidents have shaped domestic policy, the authors examine the first term of every president from FDR to Obama, evaluating leadership styles, administrative strategies, p
Drawing on documents from the Roosevelt Presidential Library as well as visits to Lucy's homes, this is the first book to delve into this hidden side of FDR's life - his thirty-one year affair with hi
As Into the Storm opens, Franklin Delano Roosevelt has just been reelected for a second term, a victory unprecedented in its magnitude. Soon after, because he felt that the Supreme Court was obstructi
A social, cultural, and medical history of the polio epidemic in the US. Rogers (history, U. of Alabama) focuses on the early years from 1900 to 1920, and continues the story to the present, framing i
Political Vocabularies: FDR, the Clergy Letters, and the Elements of Political Argument uses a set of letters sent to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 by American clergymen to make a larger argument abou
