Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 2 : The Defining Years, 1933-1938 (Paperback)

from spothoven

Thoughts or take-aways: 1. ER was so accomplished - her energy and scope of work are amazing - so many accomplishments for a first lady. 2. Interesting perspective on Jews and WWII. 3. I learned a lot about the New Deal and the Great Depression. 4. The role of women in politics in the 30's was i...

from patience_crabstick

Certainly a book worth reading, but I preferred volume one of Cook's biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, which had more personal information. This volume was often like reading excerpts from someone's day planner. I did like some of the insights into ER's character, though, such as Cook's theory that...

from gbelik

This second volume of the the biography deepens my appreciation of Eleanor (and slightly reduces my admiration for FDR). Eleanor stakes out her own intellectual and social and political territory in these years. While she remains loyal to her husbands goals and tactics (to a certain extent), she ...

from mahallett

i thought i wouldn't like this as much as volume 1 but it was great. eleanor has such energy and the ability to ignore the unpleasantness of others. a type of saint but very human. i wish bwc had written the third volume.

from PattyLee

The two volume set on ER is very good, sort of biography through the prism of events and politics. She was a fascinating woman. The only disappointment is that the set only goes up to 1938.