Author: Edward Moore BennettPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780842022477
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Index and bibliography included.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Search for Security
Author: Edward Moore BennettPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780842022477
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Index and bibliography included.
Defenseless Under the Night
Author: Matthew DallekPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199743126
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Even before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans feared an invasion or attack would occur on US soil. In this timely and authoritative book, Matthew Dallek narrates the creation of a federal agency, the Office of Civilian Defense, founded to protect the homeland.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Search for Security
Author: Edward M. BennettFranklin D. Roosevelt and Collective Security
Author: Frederick LittmannPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Security, International
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The Woman Behind the New Deal
Author: Kirstin DowneyPublisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1400078563
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
“Kirstin Downey’s lively, substantive and—dare I say—inspiring new biography of Perkins . . . not only illuminates Perkins’ career but also deepens the known contradictions of Roosevelt’s character.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR Fresh Air One of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s closest friends and the first female secretary of labor, Perkins capitalized on the president’s political savvy and popularity to enact most of the Depression-era programs that are today considered essential parts of the country’s social safety network.
Looking Forward
Author: Franklin D. RooseveltPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Looking Forward" by Franklin D. Roosevelt. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Traitor to His Class
Author: H. W. BrandsPublisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307277941
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 913
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A brilliant evocation of one of the greatest presidents in American history by the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War "It may well be the best general biography of Franklin Roosevelt we will see for many years to come.” —The Christian Science Monitor Drawing on archival material, public speeches, correspondence and accounts by those closest to Roosevelt early in his career and during his presidency, H. W. Brands shows how Roosevelt transformed American government during the Depression with his New Deal legislation, and carefully managed the country's prelude to war. Brands shows how Roosevelt's friendship and regard for Winston Churchill helped to forge one of the greatest alliances in history, as Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin maneuvered to defeat Germany and prepare for post-war Europe. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), ANDREW JACKSON, THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), and REAGAN.
Defenseless Under the Night
Author: Matthew DallekPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190469536
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
In his 1933 inaugural address, Franklin D. Roosevelt declared that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Yet even before Pearl Harbor, Americans feared foreign invasions, air attacks, biological weapons, and, conversely, the prospect of a dictatorship being established in the United States. To protect Americans from foreign and domestic threats, Roosevelt warned Americans that "the world has grown so small" and eventually established the precursor to the Department of Homeland Security - an Office of Civilian Defense (OCD). At its head, Roosevelt appointed New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia; First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt became assistant director. Yet within a year, amid competing visions and clashing ideologies of wartime liberalism, a frustrated FDR pressured both to resign. In Defenseless Under the Night, Matthew Dallek reveals the dramatic history behind America's first federal office of homeland security, tracing the debate about the origins of national vulnerability to the rise of fascist threats during the Roosevelt years. While La Guardia focused on preparing the country against foreign attack and militarizing the civilian population, Eleanor Roosevelt insisted that the OCD should primarily focus on establishing a wartime New Deal, what she and her allies called "social defense." Unable to reconcile their visions, both were forced to leave the OCD in 1942. Their replacement, James Landis, would go on to recruit over ten million volunteers to participate in civilian defense, ultimately creating the largest volunteer program in World War II America. Through the history of the OCD, Dallek examines constitutional questions about civil liberties, the role and power of government propaganda, the depth of militarization of civilian life, the quest for a wartime New Deal, and competing liberal visions for American national defense - questions that are still relevant today. The result is a gripping account of the origins of national security, which will interest anyone with a passion for modern American political history and the history of homeland defense.
The Four Freedoms
Author: Jeffrey A. EngelPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199376212
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
In his 1941 State of the Union address, President Franklin Roosevelt framed America's role in World War II, and ultimately its role in forging the post-war world to come, as a fight for freedom. Four freedoms, to be exact: freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom of religion, and freedom from fear. In this new look at one of the most influential presidential addresses ever delivered, historian Jeffrey A. Engel joins together with six other leading scholars to explore how each of Roosevelt's freedoms evolved over time, for Americans and for the wider world.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Author: Bryan J. GrapesPublisher: Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Contains essays by various scholars in which they examine the key decisions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, looking at Roosevelt's New Deal program, his Court Packing plan, his actions during World War II, and his treatment of minorities.