Synopses & Reviews
"[Levys] recollections are delightful, loving, and unique."New York Times
"A lovely, loving memoir."Blanche Wiesen Cook, Winner of the L.A. Times Book Prize for Eleanor Roosevelt, 18841933, Vol. 1
"[A] loving remembrance."Kirkus Reviews
One of the most admired women of the twentieth century, Eleanor Roosevelt will always be remembered for her remarkable achievements as First Lady, United Nations official, and passionate advocate for the causes she held close to her heart. Now, through fascinating anecdotes, many of them totally fresh, William Turner Levya close friend of the former First Ladygives us an intimate look at Eleanor Roosevelt and the way she viewed the world. And with the help of acclaimed historian Cynthia Eagle Russett, we also see Eleanor Roosevelts role in shaping American and international politics. In this rare book, we gain a cherished glimpse of the extraordinary Mrs. Ras if she were our friend, too. An enchanting portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt in all her human dimensionswith fascinating anecdotes of the people she knew and lovedthis refreshing and affectionate memoir reveals the fun-loving, intelligent, and vibrant woman behind the public persona.
Synopsis
Written by an intimate friend, a memoir of loving reminiscences of Eleanor Roosevelt and anecdotes from her life after FDR's death.
Eleanor Roosevelt is arguably the most admired woman of recent times, and has been the subject of bestselling books in recent years. Her fans are legion and they are generally avid readers. This new book provides a very special, intimate look at Mrs. Roosevelt that makes the reader feel they really can sense what she was like. Father Levy is a rarity: there are very few persons living who knew Eleanor Roosevelt so closely and are still alive to share their reminiscences. The association with Cynthia Russett at Yale University gives Father Levy's reminiscences historical authenticity.
Synopsis
"[Levy's] recollections are delightful, loving, and unique."-New York Times
"A lovely, loving memoir."-Blanche Wiesen Cook, Winner of the L.A. Times Book Prize for Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884--1933, Vol. 1
"[A] loving remembrance."-Kirkus Reviews
One of the most admired women of the twentieth century, Eleanor Roosevelt will always be remembered for her remarkable achievements as First Lady, United Nations official, and passionate advocate for the causes she held close to her heart. Now, through fascinating anecdotes, many of them totally fresh, William Turner Levy-a close friend of the former First Lady-gives us an intimate look at Eleanor Roosevelt and the way she viewed the world. And with the help of acclaimed historian Cynthia Eagle Russett, we also see Eleanor Roosevelt's role in shaping American and international politics. In this rare book, we gain a cherished glimpse of the extraordinary Mrs. R-as if she were our friend, too. An enchanting portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt in all her human dimensions-with fascinating anecdotes of the people she knew and loved-this refreshing and affectionate memoir reveals the fun-loving, intelligent, and vibrant woman behind the public persona.
About the Author
WILLIAM TURNER LEVY taught literature at the City College and the City University of New York for thirty years. He has taught for the past nineteen years at the Viewpoint School in Calabasas, California, where he is Provost. He is coauthor of Affectionately, T. S. Eliot: The Story of a Friendship, 1947--1965.
CYNTHIA EAGLE RUSSETT is Professor of History at Yale University, specializing in American cultural and women's history. Author of Sexual Science: The Victorian Construction of Womanhood, she was cowinner of the 1989 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Award.
Table of Contents
A Note to the Reader.
Prologue.
An Invitation to Tea.
Mrs. Roosevelt Comes to Dine.
At Home in New York City.
At Hyde Park.
First Lady of the World.
The World Comes to Call.
A Fondness for Young People.
Celebrations ... and Memories.
Discovering Mrs. Roosevelt.
Discovering FDR.
Always a Democrat.
Friendship.
Saying Good-bye.
Index.