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The wars of the Roosevelts : the ruthless rise of America's greatest political family / William J. Mann.
A provocative biography of the Roosevelt family draws on family secrets and complex rivalries to argue that the Roosevelts' rise to power was driven by a series of inside competitions that were witnessed firsthand by an increasingly begrudging Eleanor Roosevelt.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062383334
- ISBN: 0062383337
- Physical Description: x, 609 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : genealogical table, illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [535]-590) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: The larger picture, 1960 -- Part I. Cain and Abel, 1890-1891 -- Part II. Everything to fear, 1893-1894 -- Part III. Popular and powerful, 1903-1905 -- Part IV. A shot, 1912 -- Part V. Believing more than ever before, 1918-1920 -- Part VI. Rough stunts, 1924-1925 -- Part VII. The future and the past, 1932 -- Part VIII. Changing the world, 1936-1938 -- Part IS. Terrific responsibility, 1943-1945 -- Epilogue: The last sortie, 1962. |
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| Subject: | Roosevelt family. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 > Family. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 > Family. Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography Cousins > United States > Biography. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Community Library | 920 ROOSE (Text) | 33330004259950 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
