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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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Non-Fiction
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 Roosevelt’s
life and career. Brands explores the powerful influence of FDR’s 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 FDR’s revolutionary efforts
with his New Deal legislation to transform the American
political economy in order to save it, his forceful—and
cagey—leadership 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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