Eleanor Roosevelt Vol 1 18841933 Author:Blanche Wiesen Cook The first volume of a biography. Historian (CUNY) and journalist Cook draws upon previously untapped sources including recently opened archives, FBI and State Department documents, and letters of long-obscured friends to restore a goodly dose of human passion to the iconic humanitarian. Volume one spans the years from Eleanor's birth to her ... more »husband Franklin Delano's inauguration.
Celebrated by feminists, historians, politicians & reviewers everywhere, Blanche Wiesen Cook's Eleanor Roosevelt presents an unprecedented portrait of the towering female figure of the 20th century. This volume begins with her harrowing childhood, describes the difficulties of her marriage & explains how she persuaded Franklin to make the reforms that would make him famous.« less