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IBURON LIBRART *^H^.t •••••• •••••• • MAUGHAM Adthor of $22.93 FranklinDelanoRoose'.'.:!'. J.-v.matedAmericanlifeand didmorethananyotherpersoninthetwentiethcentury to shape the course and destiny of this nation. Yet he remains a controversial figure, enigmatic and elusive: to someahero, toothersanarchvillain, aradicaltomany, aconservativetoothers;amanofdeepconvictionsoran opportunist greedy for power who violated the spirit of the Constitution and whose long-standing love affairs were sedulously kept from public attention. Now Ted Morgan, celebrated author ofChurchill: YoungMan in a Hurry and Maugham, draws upon a wealth of hitherto unavailablematerial toprovideanewandoftenstartling pictureofthisepochalfigure. Theresultingstudyisabril- liant work ofbiographical interpretation that offers the most fascinating and authoritative single-volume biog- raphyeverwrittenofRooseveltthemanandPresident. MorganintegratesthenewestfindingsaboutRoosevelt and situates him decisively in his social, historical and culturalmilieux. HereisthestoryofRoosevelt'spatrician upbringing and his significant lifelong relationship with his mother. The bookdescribesRoosevelt'syears at Har- vard, his early political career, including his stint as AssistantSecretaryoftheNavy, andtheseamyNewport scandal concerning a homosexual ring which Morgan considers may have helped trigger Roosevelt's polio. Morgan illuminates as neverbefore the immense signifi- cance of Roosevelt's crippling disease, from which he emerged a deeply changed man. And he explores the ramificationsofhisrelationshipswithhisfamily, friends, children; with his wife, Eleanor; and with the other women inhislife, includingLucy Mercer. Morgan is equally incisive in his analysisofRoosevelt the public man. Here is the account ofFDR's amazing public comeback after his bout with polio, his years as governor ofNew York and his tumultuous first term as President, when he almost single-handedly inaugurated theNew Deal and turned the country from the brinkof disaster. Here too is the story of Roosevelt's attempt to mn pack the Supreme Court, his decision to for a third term, the dramatic account ofPearl Harbor, Roosevek's relationship with Churchill and Stalin, his involvement m the internment of the Japanese, and his often ques- tionable attitude toward theJews. Finally, Morganoffers an assessment of Roosevek the war leader and o( his responsibilityfortheplanningandcreationoftheatomic bomb. FDR is an epic work that combines the latest schol- arship with the most acute historical and psychological insight and provides a compelling anddefinitive look at i..ci.:iiitinuedonbackflap) 3 BEL-TIB BIOGRAPHY Bio Roosevelt Morgan, Ted, 1932 3 1111 00938 5921 FDR a biography : 3 1111 00938 5921 DATE DUE vmjoim 'UU ncx^ f.m OCT 2 mihi. 0CT31»90 A/6^/N-<?o ^n ! i>' M^ r mR M'UAN ^ 1± <j i^^ 5f AUG 2 J J . ^ mv*-vi. J] C 2 7 1997' JUN 2 5 199) MAR28l98r ml APR 1 fi^AR2g|9( nfC O WTJlg -A i Also by Ted Morgan ON BECOMING AMERICAN ROWING TOWARD EDEN CHURCHILL: YOUNG MAN IN A HURRY 1874-1915 MAUGHAM Ted Morgan FDE A Biography SIMON AND SCHUSTEK New York COPYRIGHT© 1985 BYTEDMORGAN ALLRIGHTSRESERVED INCLUDINGTHERIGHTOFREPRODUCTION INWHOLEORINPARTINANYFORM PUBLISHEDBYSIMONANDSCHUSTER ADIVISIONOFSIMON & SCHUSTER, INC. SIMON & SCHUSTERBUILDING ROCKEFELLERCENTER 1230 AVENUEOFTHEAMERICAS NEWYORK, NEWYORK 10020 SIMONANDSCHUSTERANDCOLOPHONAREREGISTEREDTRADEMARKS OFSIMON & SCHUSTER, INC. DESIGNEDBYKAROLINAHARRIS MANUFAC1TU3RED5IN7TH9EUNITED8ST6ATE4SO2FAMERICA 10 LIBRARYOFCONGRESSCATALOGINGINPUBLICATION DATA Morgan, Ted, date. FDR. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. 2. Presidents—United States—Biography. I. Title. E807.M75 1985 973.917'092'4 [B] 85-10741 ISBN: 0-671-45495-1 TMh hook in dedicated to Jacques de Thier WHO, AT THE AGE OF 85, HAS A CURIOSITY ABOUT LIFE AND A LOVE OF SIMPLE PLEASURES THAT FAR YOUNGER MEN MIGHT WISH FOR. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 http://www.archive.org/details/fdrbiographyOOmorg

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