Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume One, 1884-1933, (Paperback)

from gbelik

Volume 1 of this 3 part biography covers ER from birth up through the 1932 election victory. I love this marvelous woman and was thrilled to know so much more about her. The author does not shy away from ER's personal problem with her mother-in-law and with her unfaithful husband; she tells of th...

from Girl_Detective

An engaging, easy-to-read bio of a fascinating person, and an intriguing glimpse into her unconventional marriage.

from LizzieD

What a fascinating woman was Eleanor Roosevelt! Blanche Wiesen Cook's excellent biography (to which I would have given five stars had the omission of source for a rather disturbing quotation not made me question her research) allows ER to live on the page and often to speak for herself. For the m...

from SeriousGrace

I think it goes without saying that Eleanor Roosevelt was a fascinating person both in and out of the political arena. What astounds me the most is how Cook could write such a thorough biography despite so much of Eleanor's personal correspondence either lost or destroyed. I am in awe of what Coo...

from ChazziFrazz

I picked up this volume and the second one as they looked interesting and I liked the idea of photos to give a little visual to such historic times. What I found was interesting but also a huge dose of historical information. A bit more than I was looking for, hence the long time to read the book...