Sailor in the White House : the seafaring life of FDR / Robert F. Cross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cross, Robert F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Sailors--United States--Biography.

Sailors.

Seafaring life--United States--History--20th century.

Seafaring life.

Sailing--United States--History--20th century.

Sailing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

First Naval Institute Press paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This behind-the-scenes look at Franklin D. Roosevelt's extraordinary skill as a blue-water sailor explores how FDR's love of the sea shaped his approach to public service and even influenced the course of events in World War II. Family and friends, Secret Service agents, and others reveal never-before-told stories of their days afloat with America's greatest seafaring president, including how he escaped injury when fire broke out aboard his small schooner, how ships were modified to accommodate his disability, and details of his wartime ocean rendezvous with Winston Churchill. Sailing pal

Contents:

Contents; Foreword by Christopher du P. Roosevelt; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. He Always Had his Eyes on the Sails; 2. Flames Licking out of the Bilge; 3. He Must Have His Relatives with Him; 4. The Water Has to Bring Me Back; 5. Get out of My Wind; 6. Ready to Be Shanghaied; 7. Floating White House; 8. Praying for Fog; 9. Davy Jones, Peg Leg, and Senior Pollywog Roosevelt; 10. Clearing Away Personal Cobwebs; 11. Storm Signals from across the Seas; 12. Rattlesnakes of the Atlantic; 13. New Secret Base at Shangri-La; 14. Greatest Man I Have Ever Known; 15. Fire Horse Refusing to Go to Pasture

16. No Earthlly Power Can Keep Him HereEpilogue; Appendix: Named Vessels Franklin D. Roosevelt Was Aboard; Glossary of Nautical Terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 3, 2014).

ISBN:

1-61251-500-2