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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780684804484
- Book Title
- No Ordinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: the Home Front in World War II
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 1995
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.6 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, Political
- Item Weight
- 29.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 768 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684804484
ISBN-13
9780684804484
eBay Product ID (ePID)
539211
Product Key Features
Book Title
No Ordinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: the Home Front in World War II
Number of Pages
768 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Topic
Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, Political
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
29.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-082565
Reviews
A thoroughly terrific and important work, a valuable addition to Roosevelt literature. . . . Goodwin has deftly reminded us just how extraordinary FDR and Eleanor were in 'no ordinary times.', Goodwin has pulled off the double trick of making Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt seem so monumental as to have come from a very distant past, and at the same time so vital as to have been alive only yesterday., eoeA tale rendered nearly seamless by Goodwine(tm)s skills as a reporter and writer, and by the immense entanglement of her subjectse(tm) private and public lives. How their talents, insecurities, and demons impacted on the country and the world will be much better understood with the publication of this remarkable book.e, A tale rendered nearly seamless by Goodwin's skills as a reporter and writer, and by the immense entanglement of her subjects' private and public lives. How their talents, insecurities, and demons impacted on the country and the world will be much better understood with the publication of this remarkable book., eoeThe Roosevelt marriage is endlessly gripping because it was so consequential. . . . The reader feels like a resident in the White House.e, The Roosevelt marriage is endlessly gripping because it was so consequential. . . . The reader feels like a resident in the White House., Engrossing . . . No Ordinary Time is no ordinary book. . . . An ambitiously conceived and imaginatively executed participant's eye view of the United States in the war years. . . . The sheer abundance of colorful biographical anecdotes and the cumulative weight of telling detail sustain an atmosphere of immediacy and leave a lastingly vivid impression., eoeA thoroughly terrific and important work, a valuable addition to Roosevelt literature. . . . Goodwin has deftly reminded us just how extraordinary FDR and Eleanor were in e~no ordinary times.e(tm)e, eoeEngrossing . . . No Ordinary Time is no ordinary book. . . . An ambitiously conceived and imaginatively executed participante(tm)s eye view of the United States in the war years. . . . The sheer abundance of colorful biographical anecdotes and the cumulative weight of telling detail sustain an atmosphere of immediacy and leave a lastingly vivid impression.e, eoeGoodwin has pulled off the double trick of making Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt seem so monumental as to have come from a very distant past, and at the same time so vital as to have been alive only yesterday.e
Table Of Content
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
Synopsis
No Ordinary Timeis 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., Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History, 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., Doris Kearns Goodwin's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and how it shaped the nation while steering it through the Great Depression and the outset of World War II. 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.
LC Classification Number
E807.G66 1994
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