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1 online resource |
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Eleanor Roosevelt is viewed as one of the most pioneering women in American history. But she was also one of the most enigmatic and lonely. Her loveless marriage with FDR was no secret, and she had a cold relationship with most of her family, as well, from her distant mother to her public rivalry with her cousin, Alice. Yet she was a warm person, beloved by friends, and her humanitarian work still influences the world today. But who shaped Eleanor? It was the most unlikely of figures: her father Elliott, a lost spirit with a bittersweet story. Elliott was the brother of Theodore Roosevelt, and he was as winsome and charming as Theodore was blustery and competitive. Though the two maintained a healthy rivalry in their youth, Elliott would eventually succumb to alcoholism and would be exiled to the Virginia countryside. But he kept up a close correspondence with his daughter, Eleanor, who treasured his letters and would read them nightly for her entire life for guidance, inspiration, and love. As he did in the critically acclaimed The Golden Lad, Eric Burns' insightful and lucid prose reveals new facets to the lives of these pillars of American history. |
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Electronic reproduction. New York : Pegasus Books, 2017. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 4029 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
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Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
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Fathers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 -- Biography.
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Electronic books.
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Original 9781681776392 |
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9781681773841 (electronic bk) |
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