No Ordinary Time Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II |
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Author:
| Goodwin, Doris Kearns |
Read by:
| Herrmann, Edward |
ISBN: | 978-1-4423-6741-8 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Audio
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Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | USD $14.99USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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No Ordinary Time is a monumental work, a brilliantly conceived chronicle of one of the most vibrant and revolutionary periods in the history of the United States. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines--Eleanor and Franklin's marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor's life as First Lady, and FDR's White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these...
More Description No Ordinary Time is a monumental work, a brilliantly conceived chronicle of one of the most vibrant and revolutionary periods in the history of the United States. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines--Eleanor and Franklin's marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor's life as First Lady, and FDR's White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born.