Franklin D. Roosevelt / Patrick Renshaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Renshaw, Patrick, 1936- author.

Series:

Profiles in power (London, England)

Profiles In Power

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An important addition to the Profiles in Power series, this critical biography looks at Franklin D. Roosevelt, the most dominant US politician of the 1930s and 1940s. Roosevelt led the United States through the two great crises of depression and the Second World War, making him one of the key figures of the twentieth century.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chronology; Abbreviations and Code Names; 1 The Paradox of Power; 2 The Power of Patrician Upbringing, 1882-1911; 3 Power in Albany and Washington, 1911-21 ; 4 The Fight to Regain Power, 1921-29; 5 Power as Governor, 1929-33; 6 Power, Banking, Agriculture and the New Deal; 7 Power, Industry and the New Deal, 1933-35; 8 Power and Reform, 1935-37; 9 Power at Home in Peace and War, 1937-45; 10 Power Abroad in Peace and War, 1933-45; Conclusion: Sex, Money and Power; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index

Notes:

First published 2004 by Pearson Education Limited.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 30, 2016).

ISBN:

1-315-83748-X

1-317-87400-5

1-317-87401-3

1-281-34714-0

9786611347147

1-4058-9853-4

9781315837482

OCLC:

959149476