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Masters And Commanders : How Four Titans Won The War In The West, 1941-1945

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Andrew Roberts
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Book, 1st U.S. ed, Harper, 2009
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An epic joint biography, Masters and Commanders explores the degree to which the course of the Second World War turned on the relationships and temperaments of four of the strongest personalities of the twentieth century: political masters Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Drawing on newly discovered verbatim accounts of Churchill’s war-cabinet meetings and on the private papers of nearly seventy contemporaries, Roberts reconstructs the lively debates of the four principals and other leading figures, and attempts to answer some of the key questions of Allied strategy. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Churchill, Winston, · 1874-1965 · Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · Marshall, George C. · (George Catlett), · 1880-1959 · Alanbrooke, Alan Brooke, · Viscount, · 1883-1963 · World War, 1939-1945 · Roberts, Andrew, 1963-
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FDR : The First Hundred Days

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Anthony J. Badger
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Book, 1st ed, Hill and Wang, 2008
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The Hundred Days, Franklin Roosevelt?s first fifteen weeks in office, have become the stuff of legend, a mythic yardstick against which every subsequent American president has felt obliged to measure himself. Reintroducing the contingency that marked those fateful days, Badger humanizes Roosevelt and suggests a far more useful yardstick for future presidents: the politics of the possible under the guidance of principle. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · New Deal, 1933-1939 · United States · Economic conditions · 1918-1945 · Politics and government · 1933-1945 · Badger, Anthony J
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(LOWER LEVEL) E806 .B237 2008 AVAILABLE

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Nothing To Fear : FDR’s Inner Circle And The Hundred Days That Created Modern America

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Adam Cohen
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Book, Penguin Press, 2009
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A revealing account of the critical first days of FDR?s presidency, during the worst moments of the Great Depression, when he and his inner circle launched the New Deal and presided over the birth of modern America Nothing to Fear brings to life a fulcrum moment in American history?the tense, feverish first one hundred days of FDR?s presidency, when he and his inner circle swept away the old order and reinvented the role of the federal government. Adam Cohen offers an illuminating group portrait of the five members of FDR?s inner circle who played the greatest roles in this unprecedented transformation, revealing in turn what their personal dynamics suggest about FDR?s leadership style. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · Friends and associates · Moley, Raymond, · 1886-1975 · Perkins, Frances, · 1880-1965 · Douglas, Lewis W. · (Lewis Williams), · 1894-1974 · Wallace, Henry A. · (Henry Agard), · 1888-1965 · Hopkins, Harry L. · (Harry Lloyd), · 1890-1946 · New Deal, 1933-1939 · United States · Politics and government · 1933-1945 · Economic policy · Social conditions · Cohen, Adam
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(LOWER LEVEL) E806 .C5925 2009 AVAILABLE

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FDR V. The Constitution : The Court-packing Fight And The Triumph Of Democracy

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Burt Solomon
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Book, 1st U.S. ed, Walker & Co, 2009
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The fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Franklin Roosevelt?s attempt to pack the Supreme Court has special resonance today as we debate the limits of presidential authority. Burt Solomon skillfully recounts the major New Deal initiatives of FDR?s first term and the rulings that overturned them, chronicling as well the politics and personalities on the Supreme Court?from the brilliant octogenarian Louis Brandeis, to the politically minded chief justice, Charles Evans Hughes, to the mercurial Roberts, whose ?switch in time saved nine.? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · United States. · Supreme Court · History · 20th century · Judges · Selection and appointment · United States · Law · Political aspects · 20th century · Executive power · Separation of powers · Constitutional history · Democracy · Political culture · Washington (D.C.) · Politics and government · 1933-1945 · Solomon, Burt
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(LOWER LEVEL) KF8742 .S585 2009 AVAILABLE

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Too Close To The Sun : Growing Up In The Shadow Of My Grandparents, Franklin And Eleanor

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Curtis Roosevelt
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Book, PublicAffairs, 2008
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Curtis Roosevelt was three when he and his sister, Eleanor, arrived at the White House soon after their grandfather?s inauguration. He recounts his misadventures as a hapless kid in an unforgivably formal setting and describes his role as a tiny planet circling the dual suns of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Curtis, · 1930- · Childhood and youth · Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · Roosevelt, Eleanor, · 1884-1962 · Grandchildren of presidents · United States · Biography · Grandparent and child · Case studies · Presidents · Family · Presidents’ spouses · Roosevelt, Curtis, 1930-
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(LOWER LEVEL) E807.1.R345 A3 2008 AVAILABLE

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Traitor To His Class : The Privileged Life And Radical Presidency Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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H.W. Brands
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Book, 1st ed, Doubleday, 2008
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Brands and Jon Meacham (author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House) on the similarities of their presidential subjects and how the legacies of FDR and Jackson continue to shape the political world we see today. It is difficult to imagine men from more starkly different backgrounds?to take just one example, Jackson lost his mother early, and FDR was long shaped by his mother?but they both viewed the presidency the same way: they both believed they should be in it, wielding power on behalf of the masses against entrenched interests. Amazon.com: How important was Jackson’s legacy to FDR’s Presidency? Brands: Jackson was FDR?s favorite president, and Jackson?s presidency was the one Roosevelt initially modeled his own after. FDR saw Jackson as the champion of the ordinary people of America; FDR hailed from a wealthy and politically-connected family, while Jackson was an orphaned son of immigrants. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · Presidents · United States · Biography · Politics and government · 1933-1945 · Brands, H. W
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(LOWER LEVEL) E807 .B735 2008 AVAILABLE

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First Dog Fala

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written by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk ; illustrated by Michael G. Montgomery
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Book, 1st ed, Peachtree Publishers, 2008
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In 1940, Fala came to live with President Franklin D. Author Elizabeth Van Steenwyk offers young readers a glimpse into American history and the life of a U.S. president through the story of a loyal dog. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · Juvenile literature · Fala (Dog) · Dogs · United States · Biography · Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth · Montgomery, Michael, 1952-
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Dream Lucky : When FDR Was In The White House, Count Basie Was On The Radio, And Everyone Wore A Hat–

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Roxane Orgill
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Book, 1st ed, Smithsonian Books, 2008
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Dream Lucky covers politics, race, religion, arts, and sports, but the central focus is the period’s soundtrack—specifically big band jazz—and the big-hearted piano player William “Count” Basie. But many other stories weave in and out: Amelia Earhart pursues her dream of flying “around the world at its waistline.” (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · Basie, Count, · 1904-1984 · Popular culture · United States · History · 20th century · Popular music · History and criticism · Radio · Social aspects · 20th century · Big bands · 1933-1945 · Biography · Social life and customs · 1918-1945 · Orgill, Roxane
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BROWSING (MAIN) E806 .O74 2008 DUE 10-05-09

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BROWSING (MAIN)	E806 .O74 2008	DUE 10-05-09

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Franklin And Lucy : President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, And The Other Remarkable Women In His Life

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Joseph E. Persico
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Book, 1st ed, Random House, 2008
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Persico explores FDR’s romance with Lucy Rutherfurd, which was far deeper and lasted much longer than was previously acknowledged. FDR’s connection with Lucy also creates an opportunity for Persico to take a more penetrating look at the other women in FDR’s life. In focusing on Lucy Rutherfurd and the myriad women who mattered to Roosevelt, Persico paints a more intimate portrait than we have heretofore had of this enigmatic giant of American history. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · Relations with women · Friends and associates · Marriage · Rutherfurd, Lucy Mercer · Roosevelt, Eleanor, · 1884-1962 · Presidents · United States · Biography · Social secretaries · Presidents’ spouses · Persico, Joseph E
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(LOWER LEVEL) E807 .P43 2008 AVAILABLE

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Franklin D. Roosevelt And American Foreign Policy, 1932- 1945 : With A New Afterword

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Robert Dallek
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Book, Oxford University Press, 1995
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Since the original publication of this classic book in 1979, Roosevelt’s foreign policy has come under attack on three main points: Was Roosevelt responsible for the confrontation with Japan that led to the attack at Pearl Harbor? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · United States · Foreign relations · 1933-1945 · Dallek, Robert
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(LOWER LEVEL) E806 .D33 1995 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E806 .D33 1995	AVAILABLE

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FDR

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Jean Edward Smith
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Book, 1st ed, Random House, 2007
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Smith recounts FDR?s battles with polio and physical disability, and how these experiences helped forge the resolve that FDR used to surmount the economic turmoil of the Great Depression and the wartime threat of totalitarianism. Smith also tackles head-on and in-depth the numerous failures and miscues of Roosevelt?s public career, including his disastrous attempt to reconstruct the Judiciary; Additionally, Smith offers a sensitive and balanced assessment of Roosevelt?s response to the Holocaust, noting its breakthroughs and shortcomings. Summing up Roosevelt?s legacy, Jean Smith declares that FDR, more than any other individual, changed the relationship between the American people and their government. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · Presidents · United States · Biography · Smith, Jean Edward
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(LOWER LEVEL) E807 .S58 2007 AVAILABLE

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The Defining Moment : FDR’s Hundred Days And The Triumph Of Hope

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Jonathan Alter
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Book, Simon & Schuster, 2006
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in March of 1933 as America touched bottom. Facing the gravest crisis since the Civil War, FDR used his cagey political instincts and ebullient temperament in the storied first Hundred Days of his presidency to pull off an astonishing conjuring act that lifted the country and saved both democracy and capitalism. In a major historical find, Alter unearths the draft of a radio speech in which Roosevelt considered enlisting a private army of American Legion veterans on his first day in office. As he moved both right and left, Roosevelt’s insistence on “action now” did little to cure the Depression, but he began to rewrite the nation’s social contract and lay the groundwork for his most ambitious achievements, including Social Security. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · Presidents · United States · Biography · New Deal, 1933-1939 · Election · 1932 · Politics and government · 1933-1945 · Economic policy · Social conditions · Alter, Jonathan
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(LOWER LEVEL) E807 .A784 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E807 .A784 2006	AVAILABLE

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The FDR Years

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William D. Pederson
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Book, Facts on File, 2006
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · Friends and associates · Politicians · United States · Biography · Politics and government · 1933-1945 · History · Pederson, William D., 1946-
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REFERENCE (MAIN) E747 .P43 2006 AVAILABLE

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The White House Looks South : Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson

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William E. Leuchtenburg
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Book, Louisiana State University Press, 2005
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Leuchtenburg offers an engaging account of relations between these three presidents and the South while also tracing how the region came to embrace a national perspective without losing its distinctive sense of place. Leuchtenburg explores in fascinating detail how their unique attachment to “place” helped them to adopt shifting identities, which proved useful in healing rifts between North and South, in altering behavior in regard to race, and in fostering southern economic growth. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · Truman, Harry S., · 1884-1972 · Johnson, Lyndon B. · (Lyndon Baines), · 1908-1973 · Presidents · United States · Biography · Regionalism · History · 20th century · Southern States · Politics and government · Civilization · 1865-1950 · 1951- · Leuchtenburg, William Edward, 1922-
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FDR And The Soviet Union : The President’s Battles Over Foreign Policy

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Mary E. Glantz
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Book, University Press of Kansas, 2005
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Throughout his presidency, Franklin Roosevelt was determined to pursue a peaceful accommodation with an increasingly powerful Soviet Union, an inclination reinforced by the onset of world war. Focusing on the conflicts between a president who sought close relations between the two nations and the diplomatic and military officers who opposed them, she shows how these career officers were able to resist and shape presidential policy-and how their critical views helped shape the parameters of the subsequent Cold War. A case study in foreign relations, high-level policymaking, and civil-military relations, FDR and the Soviet Union enlarges our understanding of the ideologies and events that set the stage for the Cold War. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · World War, 1939-1945 · Diplomatic history · United States · Foreign relations · Soviet Union · 1933-1945 · 1929-1933 · Politics and government · 1917-1936 · 1936-1953 · Glantz, Mary E
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(LOWER LEVEL) E183.8.S65 G57 2005 AVAILABLE

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