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VersandkostenfreiThe Roosevelts' marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. From FDRs lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanors purported lesbianismand many scandals in betweenthe American public has never tired of speculating about the ties that bound these two headstrong individuals. No-one has told the full story of their grand partnership until now.
A Los Angeles Times Bestseller
In this groundbreaking account of the marriage, critically acclaimed biographer Hazel Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention---private and public---that kept FDR and Eleanor together. She reveals a partnership that was both supportive and daring. Most of all, she depicts an extraordinary evolution---from conventional Victorian marriage to the bold and radical partnership that has made Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt go down in history as one of the most inspiring and fascinating couples of all time.
In this groundbreaking account of the marriage, critically acclaimed biographer Hazel Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention---private and public---that kept FDR and Eleanor together. She reveals a partnership that was both supportive and daring. Most of all, she depicts an extraordinary evolution---from conventional Victorian marriage to the bold and radical partnership that has made Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt go down in history as one of the most inspiring and fascinating couples of all time.
Produktdetails
Erscheinungsdatum
27. September 2011
Sprache
englisch
Seitenanzahl
368
Autor/Autorin
Hazel Rowley
Verlag/Hersteller
Produktart
kartoniert
Gewicht
597 g
Größe (L/B/H)
229/152/22 mm
ISBN
9780312610630
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Pressestimmen
"This fascinating study of the Roosevelt marriage provides an inside look at a complicated relationship...Rowley is excellent setting in motion the competitions, jealousies, and rivalries among those vying for the president's affection and attention. She accomplishes this while also charting the political progress of two heroic public servants, Franklin and Eleanor." --Barbara Fisher, "The Boston Globe" "A crackling new biography. . .What distinguishes Rowley's chronicle is her focus on the evolution of the Roosevelt marriage from a standard-issue high-society alliance of its day to a ... what? We don't even have a term for such an unconventional relationship. . . A revelatory biography of a marriage." --Maureen Corrigan, "Favorite Books of 2010," National Public Radio
"A sensitive, hugely compelling portrait." --"Vogue"'s"""Best Biography of 2010"
"Any lover of popular history and unorthodox relationships (juicy bits included) will adore this engaging biography." --"Slate
""Compelling history with first-rate character portraits of the Roosevelts and their closest friends." --Terry Hartle, "The Christian Science Monitor
""[An] enticing new biography. [Rowley's] research, both meticulous and extensive, does not bloat the book into a doorstop. "Franklin and Eleanor" is less about history than about relationships, and it reads like a wonderful novel at times, giving us a vision of what parts of American life were like then." --Carolyn See, "The Washington Post
""That Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt formed a splendid partnership is not news. But Hazel Rowley, author of acclaimed biogrpahies of Christina Stead, Richard Wright, and Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, dramatizes in intimate detail just how close the connection between husband and wife became...Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, upper New York State aristocrats, became more attuned to the lives of the American people than any other presidential couple--not ap
"A sensitive, hugely compelling portrait." --"Vogue"'s"""Best Biography of 2010"
"Any lover of popular history and unorthodox relationships (juicy bits included) will adore this engaging biography." --"Slate
""Compelling history with first-rate character portraits of the Roosevelts and their closest friends." --Terry Hartle, "The Christian Science Monitor
""[An] enticing new biography. [Rowley's] research, both meticulous and extensive, does not bloat the book into a doorstop. "Franklin and Eleanor" is less about history than about relationships, and it reads like a wonderful novel at times, giving us a vision of what parts of American life were like then." --Carolyn See, "The Washington Post
""That Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt formed a splendid partnership is not news. But Hazel Rowley, author of acclaimed biogrpahies of Christina Stead, Richard Wright, and Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, dramatizes in intimate detail just how close the connection between husband and wife became...Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, upper New York State aristocrats, became more attuned to the lives of the American people than any other presidential couple--not ap
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