Melbourne University Press, Australia, Date: 2011. Softcover. Very Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9780522851793. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 22474. . 9780522851793 2011. Melbourne University Press ISBN 0522851797 9780522851793 [AU]

ISBN10: 0522851797, ISBN13: 9780522851793, [publisher: Melbourne University Publishing] Softcover Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR's lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor's purported lesbianism - and many scandals in between - the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties that bound these two headstrong individuals. Some claim that Eleanor sacrificed her personal happiness to accommodate FDR's needs; others claim that the marriage was nothing more than a gracious fa ade for political convenience. No one has told the full story until now. In this groundbreaking new account of the marriage, Hazel Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention - private and public - that kept FDR and Eleanor together. She reveals a partnership that was both supportive and daring. Franklin, especially, knew what he owed to Eleanor, who was not so much behind the scenes as heavily engaged in them. Their relationship was the product of FDR and Eleanor's conscious efforts - a partnership that they created according to their own ambitions and needs. In this dramatic and vivid narrative, set against the great upheavals of the Depression and World War II, Rowley paints a portrait of a tender lifelong companionship, born of ...

ISBN10: 0522851797, ISBN13: 9780522851793, [publisher: Melbourne University Press] Softcover
[Darwin, NT, Australia] [Publication Year: 2011]