A protean figure and a man of massive achievement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man to be elected to the presidency more than twice. In a ranking of chief executives, no more than three of his predecessors could truly be placed in contention with his standing, and of his successors, there are so far none. In acute, stylish prose, Roy Jenkins tackles all of the nuances and intricacies of FDR's character. He was a skilled politician with astounding flexibility; he oversaw an incomparable mobilization of American industrial and military effort; and, all the while, he aroused great loyalty and dazzled those around him with his personal charm. Despite several setbacks and one apparent catastrophe, his life was buoyed by the influence of Eleanor, who was not only a wife but an adviser and one of the twentieth century's greatest political reformers. Nearly complete before Lord Jenkins' death in January 2003, this volume was finished by historian Richard Neustadt.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781405046329
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 176
Tiempo de lectura:
3h 34m
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Fecha de lanzamiento: 03/06/2004
Año de edición: 2004
Plaza de edición: London
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Roy Jenkins
Roy Jenkins (Gales, 1920 - 2003) Reconocido político británico y escritor, especialmente de biografías, fue diputado laborista en la Cámara Baja desde 1948 y Ministro de Transportes Aéreos (1964), del Interior (1965 y 1974-1976), y Presidente de la Comisión para la Comunidad Económica Europea (1976-1981). Fue cofundador del Partido Socialdemócrata.