First published 2017
Franklin Delano Roosevelt transformed America through the Great Depression and World War II during his record-breaking presidency. Pulitzer Prize winner James MacGregor Burns presents the complete story of this political giant in two volumes. The first traces Roosevelt's journey from his privileged youth through his calculated rise to power, covering his early political maneuvering and his first two presidential terms that launched the New Deal. The second volume examines FDR's wartime leadership from 1940 until his death in 1945, analyzing his strategic decisions and his plans for postwar America. Burns combines rigorous historical research with compelling narrative to reveal how Roosevelt navigated unprecedented national crises while consolidating executive power and reshaping the role of federal government in American life.
Genres: biography, history, 20th-century, political-science, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-figures, political-intrigue
Setting: America
Period: Great Depression, World War II
1989 pages · Kindle Edition · Open Road Media