Franklin D. Roosevelt: Road to the New Deal, 1882-1939 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780252039515)

Franklin D. Roosevelt, consensus choice as one of three great presidents, led the American people through the two major crises of modern times. The first volume of an epic two-part biography, Franklin D. Roosevelt: Road to the New Deal, 1882-1939 presents FDR from a privileged Hyde Park childhood through his leadership in the Great Depression to the ominous buildup to global war. Roger Daniels revisits the sources and closely examines Roosevelt's own words and deeds to create a twenty-first century analysis of how Roosevelt forged the modern presidency. Daniels's close analysis yields new insights into the expansion of Roosevelt's economic views; FDR's steady mastery of the complexities of federal administrative practices and possibilities; the ways the press and presidential handlers treated questions surrounding his health; and his genius for channeling the lessons learned from an unprecedented collection of scholars and experts into bold political action. Revelatory and nuanced, Franklin D. Roosevelt: Road to the New Deal, 1882-1939 reappraises the rise of a political titan and his impact on the country he remade.

Author: Roger Daniels
ISBN-10: 0252039513
ISBN-13: 9780252039515
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2015
Pages: 568
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.40lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.80d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 07/27/2015
Choice 04/01/2016