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Book SynopsisRiccards and Flagg examine in detail the development of Franklin Delano Roosevelt from a young politician in Albany to assistant secretary of the Navy to governor of the state of New York. The volume shows how Roosevelt developed his rhetorical skills, his art of manipulation and coalition building, and his incredible bond to the American people through the Depression and World War II. As commander in chief, he mastered the leadership skills that made him a great military leader and a political leader who established himself as a paramount figure using control of the Democratic party. In the process, he solidified the party as a long-lasting coalition that set the United States as a world empire.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter One: The Roosevelt before FDR
Chapter Two: The Young Franklin
Chapter Three: Roosevelt in Office
Chapter Four: Mr. Assistant Secretary
Chapter Five: The Years the Locust Ate: The Democratic Party, 1920–1932
Chapter Six: The Curse of Polio
Chapter Seven: Eleanor: FDR’s Eyes, Ears, and Legs
Chapter Eight: Governor Roosevelt
Chapter Nine: The Great Depression and Herbert Hoover
Chapter Ten: The Election of 1932 and the Interregnum
Chapter Eleven: The One Hundred Days
Chapter Twelve: The Early Vote of Confidence
Chapter Thirteen: The Party Splits Asunder
Chapter Fourteen: The Purge
Chapter Fifteen: The New Deal outside the South
Chapter Sixteen: FDR and the Urban Bosses
Chapter Seventeen: The Fight over Neutrality
Chapter Eighteen: The Election of 1940
Chapter Nineteen: The Road to War
Chapter Twenty: FDR as Commander in Chief, 1942
Chapter Twenty-One: FDR as Commander in Chief, 1943
Chapter Twenty-Two: FDR as Commander in Chief, 1944
Conclusion
Appendix One: Fireside Chats
Appendix Two: New Deal Agencies and Program
Appendix Three: FDR’s Decisions over or against those of Military Advisors
Appendix Four: Important Events, World War II, 1939–45
Selected Bibliography
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