The FDR Years: On Roosevelt and His Legacy

The FDR Years: On Roosevelt and His Legacy
ISBN-10
0231082991
ISBN-13
9780231082990
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
377
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Author
William Edward Leuchtenburg

Description

A renowned historian recounts how President Roosevelt inspired the country and changed forever the political, social, economic, and even the physical landscape of the United States--Cover.

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