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The autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt / Eleanor Roosevelt.

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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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