Franklin D. Roosevelt

In the 1950s Frank Freidel was the first historian to write a biography of Franklin Roosevelt using the resources at the FDR Presidential Library at Hyde Park. Though the four volumes he completed remain valuable for their detail and analysis, they ended at the very start of Roosevelt's presidency.......more

This book is especially interesting in an election year,with America so polarized over the candidates. Neo-conservatives picture FDR as the devil incarnate and liberals as the second coming. While most of us remember from history about his court-packing scheme being shot down and the Supreme Court n......more

This is an excellent one-volume biography of FDR. Professor Freidel concentrates on the high points of President Roosevelt's career while managing to draw a complete and poignant picture of his character. Excellent read.......more

Filled with a lot of information, this biography does not get bogged down. Very readable. There are many books on FDR and his administration, so it can be difficult to know where to begin if one wants to read about FDR. This book is an excellent starting point, or simply the one biography to read if......more

A comprehensive biography of one of our greatest presidents covering FDR’s entire life, but especially the vast personal and presidential challenges beginning in TheGreat Depression through WW2.......more