The FDR Years: On Roosevelt and His Legacy
- ISBN-10
- 0231082983
- ISBN-13
- 9780231082983
- 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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