Unlikely heroes : Franklin Roosevelt, his four lieutenants, and the world they made
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Author
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781250274694, 1250274699
Physical Desc
viii, 488 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Nonfiction
973.917 LEE
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973.917 LEE
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781250274694, 1250274699
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Drawing on new materials, Unlikely Heroes constructs an entirely fresh understanding of FDR and his presidency by spotlighting the powerful, equally wounded figures whom he raised up to confront the Depression, then to beat the Axis. Only four people served at the top echelon of President Franklin Roosevelt's Administration from the frightening early months of spring 1933 until he died in April 1945, on the cusp of wartime victory. These lieutenants composed the tough, constrictive, long-term core of government. They built the great institutions being raised against the Depression, implemented the New Deal, and they were pivotal to winning World War II. Yet, in their different ways, each was as wounded as the polio-stricken titan. Harry Hopkins, Harold Ickes, Frances Perkins, and Henry Wallace were also strange outsiders. Up to 1933, none would ever have been considered for high office. Still, each became a world figure, and it would have been exceedingly difficult for Roosevelt to transform the nation without them. By examining the lives of these four, a very different picture emerges of how Americans saved their democracy and rescued civilization overseas. Many of the dangers that they all overcame are troublingly like those America faces today"--,Provided by publisher.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Cabinet officers -- United States.
Hopkins, Harry L. -- (Harry Lloyd), -- 1890-1946.
Ickes, Harold L. -- (Harold LeClair), -- 1874-1952.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Perkins, Frances, -- 1880-1965.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- (Franklin Delano), -- 1882-1945 -- Friends and associates.
United States -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
Wallace, Henry A. -- (Henry Agard), -- 1888-1965.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
Hopkins, Harry L. -- (Harry Lloyd), -- 1890-1946.
Ickes, Harold L. -- (Harold LeClair), -- 1874-1952.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Perkins, Frances, -- 1880-1965.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- (Franklin Delano), -- 1882-1945 -- Friends and associates.
United States -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
Wallace, Henry A. -- (Henry Agard), -- 1888-1965.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Leebaert, D. (2023). Unlikely heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, his four lieutenants, and the world they made (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leebaert, Derek. 2023. Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leebaert, Derek. Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made St. Martin's Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Leebaert, Derek. Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2023.
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