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The autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt / Eleanor Roosevelt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
- Roosevelt, Eleanor.
- Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.
- Presidents' spouses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (585 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK : Zed Books, 2018.
- Summary:
- In her own words, the remarkable life of one of the world's greatest humanitarians.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Plates
- Part I: This Is My Story
- 1: Memories of My Childhood
- 2: Adolescence
- 3: Home Again
- 4: Early Days of Our Marriage
- 5: A Woman
- 6: My Introduction to Politics
- 7: Washington
- 8: Growing Independence
- 9: A Changing Existence
- 10: Readjustment
- 11: The 1920 Campaign and Back to New York
- 12: Trial by Fire
- Part II: This I Remember
- 13: The Private Lives of Public Servants
- 14: Private Interlude: 1921-1927
- 15: The Governorship Years: 1928-1932
- 16: I Learn to Be a President's Wife
- 17: The First Year: 1933
- 18: The Peaceful Years: 1934-1936
- 19: Second Term: 1936-1937
- 20: The Royal Visitors
- 21: Second Term: 1939-1940
- 22: The Coming of War: 1941
- 23: Visit to England
- 24: Getting on with the War: 1943
- 25: Visit to the Pacific
- 26: Teheran and the Caribbean
- 27: The Last Term: 1944-1945
- Part III: On My Own
- 28: An End and a Beginning
- 29: Not Many Dull Minutes
- 30: Learning the Ropes in the UN
- 31: I Learn about Soviet Tactics
- 32: The Human Rights Commission
- 33: Foreign Travels
- 34: The Long Way Home
- 35: Campaigning for Stevenson
- 36: Bali and Morocco
- 37: In the Land of the Soviets
- 38: A Challenge for the West
- Part IV: The Search for Understanding
- 39: Second Visit to Russia
- 40: The American Dream
- 41: Milestones
- 42: The Democratic Convention of 1960
- 43: Unfinished Business
- Afterword: Nancy Roosevelt Ireland
- Index
- About Zed.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78699-448-8
- OCLC:
- 1055048753
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