Franklin D. Roosevelt : A Political Life

By The Time Franklin D. Roosevelt Became President, he commanded the love and affection of millions of people. But how did a man who came from so privileged a background become the greatest presidential champion of the country's needy? Taking a fresh look at the many compelling questions surrounding FDR, Robert Dallek's exemplary biography brings to light Roosevelt's achievements and life as never before, from his unprecedented four presidential terms, to his reshaping of the American industrial system, to his transformation of the U.S. from an isolationist country to an international superpower. In an era of such great national divisiveness, there could be no more timely biography of one of our greatest presidents than one that focuses on his unparalleled political ability as a uniter and consensus maker. Book jacket.