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The Roosevelts and their descendants : portrait of an American family / F. Martin Harmon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harmon, F. Martin, 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Influence.
- Roosevelt, Theodore.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Influence.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962--Influence.
- Roosevelt, Eleanor.
- Roosevelt family.
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- United States.
- Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.
- Presidents' spouses.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 221 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Summary:
- "Few families have influenced America like the Roosevelts--two presidents from different parties, including our longest-serving chief executive, and the "First Lady of the World." This book tells the story of "the Roosevelts" and "those other Roosevelts"--a family of individuals always striving to measure up but united by an illustrious past"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prologue: setting the stage; America's dynamic duo and their remote outposts of destiny
- Part I. Reunion recap
- Roots, rivalry, renewal
- The reunion roster
- Part II. Eleanor's place
- The common denominator
- The Val-Kill cousins
- Life lessons
- Part III. Reunion realizations
- Must be the genes
- Family preservationists
- Generational genetics
- Generational go-between
- Part IV. Descendant dictates
- In the line of fire
- Too close
- Like father, like son?
- External family
- Unfulfilled offspring
- Stretching limits
- Part V. Extended family
- True heirs
- Embracing influence
- Secretly significant
- The unknown brother
- Overcoming class
- French born
- Intriguing in-laws
- Northwest branch
- Writer's roots
- Inclusive legacy
- Epilogue: roosevelt reminders.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476668437
- 1476668434
- OCLC:
- 964290640
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