FDR and Harry: Unparalleled Lives
- ISBN-10
- 027595420X
- ISBN-13
- 9780275954208
- Category
- Political science (General)
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Robert Underhill
Description
Compares the careers of Roosevelt and Truman, illustrating quite different venues for success in the United States.
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