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On Dupont Circle : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the progressives who shaped our world / James Srodes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Srodes, James.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Progressivism (United States politics)--History--20th century.
- Progressivism (United States politics).
- History.
- United States--Politics and government--20th century.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint, [2012]
- Summary:
- Prize-winning author Srodes offers a vivid and scintillating portrait of the 12 young men and women who, on the eve of World War I, came together in Washington, D.C.'s tony Dupont Circle neighborhood and would influence the world.
- Contents:
- The characters at the beginning
- Chronology of important events
- Dinner at the House of Truth
- Avoiding an unavoidable war
- The Dupont Circle set at war
- Fighting for peace in Paris
- Compromises and betrayals
- Victory without triumph
- Progressivism in retreat
- Adrift in smoke-filled rooms
- Dupont Circle diplomats
- The best laid plans
- Rethinking progressivism
- Who but Hoover?
- The making of a president
- Messy foreign affairs
- War clouds on the horizon
- Looking over the horizon
- Success threatened by scandal
- The legacy of the Dupont Circle set.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781582437163
- 1582437165
- OCLC:
- 769419605
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