The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1908-1958 (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Cary Reich
- First Published: 1996
- Type of Work: Biography
- Time of Work: 1908-1958
- Setting: Primarily the United States
- Principal Characters: Nelson A. Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Family or family life, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, New York City, Politicians, Liberalism, Wealth, Latin America or Latin Americans, Philanthropy or philanthropists, Republican Party
- Locales: United States
The first volume in a projected two-volume series, Cary Reich’s The Life of Nelson Rockefeller: Worlds to Conquer, 1908-1958 is a splendid account of the early career of one of the most colorful figures in American history. Although memories of Rockefeller are dimming in the 1990’s, he was once a fixture on the political landscape. Rockefeller was elected governor of New York for four consecutive terms in an era in which governors of the Empire State were routinely considered contenders for the presidency. Yet Rockefeller did not need the shades of Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
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