Publication

2010 - University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Kansas

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780700617272
  • Open LibraryOL26885001M

Classifications

  • DDC973.917092
  • DDCB
  • LCCE807.1 .B43 2010
and 1 more
  • LCCE807.1.B43 2010

Description

Presiding in the White House longer than any other first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt championed the downtrodden as she traveled the globe, yet she was a maze of contradictions--an idealist who carried on a moneymaking career that depended on her position and a conventional-appearing wife and mother who found emotional succor from intense relationships outside her family. This book cuts through those contradictions to reveal how Eleanor operated, both in and out of public view, to advance the causes in which she believed by participating in the political process.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Modern first ladies

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