Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of DiscoveryA photobiography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own. |
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The women in Washington paid no more calls . They began to organize at once to meet the unusual demands of wartime . ” At the Navy Department , assistant secretary Franklin Roosevelt directed the mobilization of America's naval bases ...
The women in Washington paid no more calls . They began to organize at once to meet the unusual demands of wartime . ” At the Navy Department , assistant secretary Franklin Roosevelt directed the mobilization of America's naval bases ...
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She was one of the few in Washington ready to do so . Time and again she urged her husband to support laws banning discrimination , even when he was not ready to take action , when his advisors were worried about a white backlash .
She was one of the few in Washington ready to do so . Time and again she urged her husband to support laws banning discrimination , even when he was not ready to take action , when his advisors were worried about a white backlash .
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FDR returned to Washington looking haggard and frail . When he reported on the Yalta conference at a joint session of Congress , many senators and representatives were shocked at his appearance . Soon afterward he left for a working ...
FDR returned to Washington looking haggard and frail . When he reported on the Yalta conference at a joint session of Congress , many senators and representatives were shocked at his appearance . Soon afterward he left for a working ...
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Avis d'utilisateur - michelle.smith - LibraryThingThis biography about Eleanor Roosevelt was written in an inspiring format. I could picture in my head all the events listed withiin the covers of this book. She had a hard life dealing with the ... Consulter l'avis complet
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: A Life of Discovery
Avis d'utilisateur - KirkusA timid child from a dysfunctional family, Eleanor Roosevelt became a courageous woman whose career was propelled by a series of devastating events: FDR's polio, his relationship with Lucy Mercer, his ... Consulter l'avis complet
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First Lady | 1 |
Mademoiselle Souvestre | 23 |
Cousin Franklin | 37 |
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery Leveled readers collection |
| Auteur | Russell Freedman |
| Éditeur | Scholastic, Incorporated, 1993 |
| ISBN | 0590489097, 9780590489096 |
| Longueur | 197 pages |
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