Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933-1938 (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Blanche Wiesen Cook
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Work: Biography
- Time of Work: 1933-1938
- Setting: The United States
- Principal Characters: Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lorena Hickok, Marion Cook, Nancy Dickerman
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Wives, Politics, Friendship, 1930’s, Presidents
- Locales: United States
Blanche Cook has been working on a multivolume biography of Eleanor Roosevelt for many years. Her first volume, covering Roosevelt’s life from her birth to 1933, was published in 1992 and attracted much critical praise. This installment looks at a much shorter period, the first five years of Eleanor Roosevelt’s tenure as First Lady. It effectively weaves together Roosevelt’s tempestuous personal life with the many social causes to which she was devoted. The result is a compelling portrait of a woman who overcame personal grief and political obstacles to emerge as an advocate of...
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