The wars of the Roosevelts the ruthless rise of America's greatest political family
Drawing on historical documents and interviews with the long-silent 'illegitimate' branch of the family, Mann paints a group portrait of this legendary family. He argues that the Roosevelts' rise to power and prestige was driven by a series of intense personal contests that at times d...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Harper Perennial
2017
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| Ausgabe: | First Harper perennial edition |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Drawing on historical documents and interviews with the long-silent 'illegitimate' branch of the family, Mann paints a group portrait of this legendary family. He argues that the Roosevelts' rise to power and prestige was driven by a series of intense personal contests that at times devolved into blood sport. Eleanor Roosevelt experienced this brutality firsthand, witnessing her uncle Theodore cruelly destroy her father, Elliott-- Theodore's brother and bitter rival-- for political expediency. Mann also brings into focus Eleanor's cousins, TR's children-- Alice, Ted, and Kermit-- whose stories propelled the family rivalry Prologue: The larger picture, 1960 -- Cain and Abel, 1890-1891 -- Everything to fear, 1893-1894 -- Popular and powerful, 1903-1905 -- A shot, 1912 -- Believing more than ever before, 1918-1920 -- Rough stunts, 1924-1925 -- The future and the past, 1932 -- Changing the world, 1936-1938 -- Terrific responsibility, 1943-1945 -- Epilogue: The last sortie, 1962 |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-590) and index |
| Beschreibung: | viii, 609 Seiten, 32 ungezählte Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0062383345 0-06-238334-5 9780062383341 978-0-06-238334-1 9780062383334 978-0-06-238333-4 0062383337 0-06-238333-7 |