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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Turning to her guest , Mrs. Roosevelt confided , " She is such a funny child , so old - fashioned that we always call her " Granny . ' Eleanor wanted to sink through the floor in shame . Forty years later she could still see the look in ...
Turning to her guest , Mrs. Roosevelt confided , " She is such a funny child , so old - fashioned that we always call her " Granny . ' Eleanor wanted to sink through the floor in shame . Forty years later she could still see the look in ...
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At Eleanor's cottage , the guest rooms were usually filled . Grandchildren scampered in and out of the house , often in dripping swimming suits . Visiting dignitaries and old associates from the New Deal days sat around the fireplace in ...
At Eleanor's cottage , the guest rooms were usually filled . Grandchildren scampered in and out of the house , often in dripping swimming suits . Visiting dignitaries and old associates from the New Deal days sat around the fireplace in ...
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Dr. Martin Luther King to be her first guest . Sixteen years after her husband's death , she was still America's “ Most Admired Woman . " When John F. Kennedy became president in 1961 , Eleanor Roosevelt took on several assignments for ...
Dr. Martin Luther King to be her first guest . Sixteen years after her husband's death , she was still America's “ Most Admired Woman . " When John F. Kennedy became president in 1961 , Eleanor Roosevelt took on several assignments for ...
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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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