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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II Cover

Awards

Winner of the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for History

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

No Ordinary Time is a monumental work, a brilliantly conceived chronicle of one of the most vibrant and revolutionary periods in the history of the United States. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines — Eleanor and Franklin's marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor's life as First Lady, and FDR's White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born.

Synopsis:

Presenting an aspect of American history that has never been fully told, this Pulitzer Prize-winning work paints a detailed, intimate portrait of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt and provides a brilliant narrative account of America during wartime. of photos.

About the Author

Doris Kearns Goodwin won the Pulitzer Prize in history for No Ordinary Time, which was a bestseller in hardcover and trade paper. She is also the author of Wait Till Next Year, The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, and Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream. She lives in Concord, Massachusetts, with her husband, Richard Goodwin.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Preface

1. "The Decisive Hour Has Come"

2. "A Few Nice Boys with BB Guns"

3. "Back to the Hudson"

4. "Living Here Is Very Oppressive"

5. "No Ordinary Time"

6. "I Am a Juggler"

7. "I Can't Do Anything About Her"

8. "Arsenal of Democracy"

9. "Business As Usual"

10. "A Great Hour to Live"

11. "A Completely Changed World"

12. "Two Little Boys Playing Soldier"

13. "What Can We Do to Help?"

14. "By God, If It Ain't Old Frank!"

15. "We Are Striking Back"

16. "The Greatest Man I Have Ever Known"

17. "It Is Blood on Your Hands"

18. "It Was a Sight I Will Never Forget"

19. "I Want to Sleep and Sleep"

20. "Suspended in Space"

21. "The Old Master Still Had It"

22. "So Darned Busy"

23. "It Is Good to Be Home"

24. "Everybody Is Crying"

25. "A New Country Is Being Born"

Afterword

A Note on Sources

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

Product Details

ISBN:
9780684804484
Subtitle:
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
Author:
Goodwin, Doris Kearns
Author:
Sampson
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Location:
New York
Subject:
World war, 1939-1945
Subject:
History
Subject:
Historical - U.S.
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Presidents
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Subject:
United States - 20th Century/WWII
Subject:
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Subject:
Presidents' spouses
Subject:
Presidents & Heads of State
Subject:
World War, 19
Subject:
General History
Subject:
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Subject:
Roosevelt, Franklin D
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
96-12
Publication Date:
January 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
768
Dimensions:
9.26x6.08x1.33 in. 1.89 lbs.

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