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TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS
By: H.W. Brands
The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Doubleday
November 2008
On Sale: November 4, 2008
896 pages
ISBN: 0385519583
EAN: 9780385519588
Hardcover
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A sweeping, magisterial biography of the man generally considered the greatest president of the twentieth century, admired by Democrats and Republicans alike. Traitor to His Class sheds new light on FDR's formative years, his remarkable willingness to champion the concerns of the poor and disenfranchised, his combination of political genius, firm leadership, and matchless diplomacy in saving democracy in America during the Great Depression and the American cause of freedom in World War II. Drawing on archival materials, public speeches, personal correspondence, and accounts by family and close associates, acclaimed bestselling historian and biographer H. W. Brands offers a compelling and intimate portrait of Rooseveltβs life and career. Brands explores the powerful influence of FDRβs dominating mother and the often tense and always unusual partnership between FDR and his wife, Eleanor, and her indispensable contributions to his presidency. Most of all, the book traces in breathtaking detail FDRβs revolutionary efforts with his New Deal legislation to transform the American political economy in order to save it, his forcefulβand cageyβleadership before and during World War II, and his lasting legacy in creating the foundations of the postwar international order. Traitor to His Class brilliantly captures the qualities that have made FDR a beloved figure to millions of Americans.
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