Young Mr Roosevelt FDRs Introduction to War Politics & Life

Against the backdrop of a reluctant Americaand#8217;s entry into a world war and FDRand#8217;s hawkish build-up of a modern navy, Washingtonand#8217;s gossip-ridden society, and the nationand#8217;s surging economy, Weintraub summons up the early influences on the young and enterprising nephew of his predecessor, and#147;Uncle Ted.and#8221;

“[A] perceptive demi-biography of FDRs political maturation under the eyes of two other great presidents…A lively, insightful account of FDRs early years.”

and#147;[A] perceptive demi-biography of FDRand#8217;s political maturation under the eyes of two other great presidentsand#133;A lively, insightful account of FDRand#8217;s early years.and#8221;

Washington Times, 10/1/13

and#147;There are several reasons for students of the life of the monumental American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to buy this bookand#133;It is the first effort devoted solely to the critical eight years of FDRand#8217;s life from 1912 to 1920, when he evolved from a generally dismissed lightweight dabbler in politics to a formidable national political figureand#133;Author Stanley Weintraub, at 84 and still going strong, is at the top of his writing game that now approaches its 50th anniversary. Mr. Weintrauband#8217;s output over this past half-century is impressive for both its scholarship and literary accessibilityand#133;It is a good beginning for those interested in the evolution of the most influential figure of our immediate history.and#8221;

Bookviews, 9/29/13

and#147;You could fill a library with books about Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only man to win four elections to the presidency, a man who led the nation through World War II, and a master politician. It is the younger Roosevelt who is often overlooked and Stanley Weintraub fills that gapand#133;It is a remarkable journey.and#8221;

New York Journal of Books, 10/8/13

and#147;Weintraub also paints a picture of early 20th century Washington, DC, where the residue of Victorian social mores make life resemble the novels of Henry Jamesand#133;A brisk, short, and informative book.and#8221;

InfoDad Blog, 10/10/13

and#147;FDR fanciers who want to know more about the way he rose from inconsequential playboy state senator to major national political figure will find much to enthrall them in Young Mr. Roosevelt, and anyone who happens upon the book by chance will surely be fascinated by the photos showing a young, vigorous and decidedly not wheelchair-bound FDR.and#8221;

San Francisco Book Review/Sacramento Book Review, 10/15/13

and#147;Here we see FDR in his prime, long before polio took its toll. Weintraub captures the period of early twentieth-century mores with all the steamy implications bearing down on the highly visible marriage to Eleanor once the indefensible letters from Lucy Mercer are discovered in FDRand#8217;s luggage.and#8221;

Hudson Valley News, 10/30/13

and#147;Weintraub tells us how the young Roosevelt learned from his follies and achieved his triumphs.and#8221;

BookNews.com, December 2013

and#147;Tells what it was like to live under the shadow of and#145;Uncle Tedand#8217; (Theodore Roosevelt).and#8221;

Naval Institute Proceedings, March 2014

and#147;A solid biography that presents an in-depth look at a formative period of one of Americaand#8217;s most important Presidents. It also highlights the difficulties the early 20th-century Navy struggled with as America stepped onto the world stage.and#8221;

Choice, April 2014

and#147;[A] well-wrought account of Franklin Rooseveltand#8217;s political apprenticeshipand#133;The author has a sure grasp of US politics and military culture, an eye for the telling quote, and a knack for concise summary. His book brings the navy years vividly to life. Highly recommended.and#8221;

Michigan War Studies Review, joint review, 1/9/15

and#147;Engagingand#133;Weintraub has given us succinct, intriguing sketches of two critical periods in Franklin Rooseveltand#8217;s life. No small achievement.and#8221;