Read Series: Roosevelt

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Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox, 1882-1940 (2002)

The first political biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Winner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award. “A case study unmatched in american political writings” (Newsweek). Index; photographs.

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Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom, 1940-1945 (2002)

This review is for both volumes of this biographyThe two volumes of James MacGregor Burns’ magisterial political biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt are unique in their intricate and nuanced understanding of FDR as a political operator. While other biographies may give one more of a feel for t...