Habibi
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Thu Oct-20-05 08:46 PM
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Book about FDR presidency? |
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Does anyone have any recommendations? I'd be interested in reading a biography eventually, but right now am interested in a historical treatment of his presidency.
TIA!
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Zynx
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Thu Oct-20-05 09:08 PM
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1. I'm reading an interesting take on FDR from Robert Jackson's memoirs |
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called "That Man". It provides an interesting look at the inner workings of his presidency.
I once read a really good thorough biography on FDR from my local library, but I can't remember which author wrote it and this is bugging me a great deal. I have also read Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom by Conrad Black, and that's a good one too.
I've read a number of presidential biographies so if you need a reccomendation, I can point you towards some pretty good books if you should want to read more about our presidents. I'm actually thinking of writing a book myself on American political history and I am increasing my diet of books on our presidents.
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Captain Hilts
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Thu Oct-20-05 09:29 PM
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2. I LOVE "The Democratic Roosevelt" written by New Dealer... |
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Rexford Tugwell.
It's the best one volume biography, despite being written in the late 1950s.
Among the series, I prefer Kenneth Davis over Geoffrey Ward.
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Fri Oct-21-05 09:09 AM
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3. It would make a nice holiday gift to some of our Dem congress persons |
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as a reminder of what a true Dem is! I know my DINO senator could use a refresher!
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Thu Oct-27-05 04:55 PM
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4. Arthur Schlesinger's (That seems to be my answer to |
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everything on this forum). Its VERY long, comes in three parts, really good, though...
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Thu Oct-27-05 06:33 PM
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5. No Ordinary Time about FDR during the war years, great read n/t |
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