Franklin & Lucy: President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life

from carioca

It is not an easy task to tap into a prominent historical figure's marriage to another prominent historical figure... The author does it well though and manages to maintain an impartial approach through all of it. I have read other works on the presidency of FDR and on FDR the man, but this book ...

from spacecommuter

I feel guilty reading books like this. I firmly believe that we've gone overboard scruitinizing the personal lives of politicians - there have been adulterers for as long as there has been a republic but SUDDENLY we think it affects matters of state? Our politicians are getting meaner and duller ...

from nbmars

Franklin D. Roosevelt loved secrets, as Joseph Persico demonstrated in a prior book, "Roosevelt's Secret War." His real personality has always been difficult to discern for historians. Thanks to some revealing letters he wrote to Lucy Mercer that were made available by her grandchildren only in 2...

from laytonwoman3rd

It has been many years since I last indulged my fascination with Franklin Roosevelt's life and Presidency by reading a new biography. As its subtitle implies, this one concentrates on his relationships with women, their influences on him and his considerable impact on their lives. Although much o...

from adamps

Joseph Persico's second work detailing the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a thoughtful and well researched look into the private lives of FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many of their intimate companions. Persico dramatically frames the book through the opening scene detailing Eleanor's discove...