Blanche Wiesen Cook
Books by Blanche Wiesen Cook
“Cook has dedicated much of her scholarly life to a three-volume biography of Eleanor Roosevelt. Since I’ve been involved with what I call the world of the Roosevelts, I turned to this book for the granular view of what was going on with Mrs. Roosevelt…It’s a story of Eleanor’s awakening and how she brought Franklin along. Franklin’s presidency would not have been what it was, by any measure, if it weren’t for the contributions that Eleanor was making.” Read more...
The best books on Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cynthia Koch, Historian
Interviews where books by Blanche Wiesen Cook were recommended
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal
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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
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It Can't Happen Here
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Eleanor Roosevelt: The Defining Years: Volume Two 1933-1938
by Blanche Wiesen Cook
The best books on Franklin D. Roosevelt, recommended by Cynthia Koch
The best books on Franklin D. Roosevelt, recommended by Cynthia Koch
Historians consistently rank FDR, the 32nd and longest-serving president of the United States, as among America’s greatest. Here, Cynthia Koch, Director of History Programing for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation, talks us through his life and explains how, in many ways, his guile was key to his success.
