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Eleanor and Franklin : the story of their relationship, based on Eleanor Roosevelt's private papers / Joseph P. Lash ; foreword by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. ; introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lash, Joseph P., 1909-1987.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
- Roosevelt, Eleanor.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.
- Presidents' spouses.
- United States.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 765 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table (on lining papers) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [1971]
- Summary:
- Gives insight into Eleanor's childhood, how she overcame personal insecurity, how she coped as a politician's wife, and describes her relationship with her husband, Franklin.
- Contents:
- Foreword by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
- Introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
- Author's note
- Preface
- Childhood and youth
- Wife and mother
- The emergence of Eleanor Roosevelt
- the White House years
- Bibliographical note
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 728-750) and index.
- Pulitzer Prize, Biography, 1972.
- Society of American Historians Francis Parkman Prize, 1972.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0393074595
- 9780393074598
- OCLC:
- 161979
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