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The Defining Moment
Jonathan Alter

The Defining Moment

FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope

Simon & Schuster (May 02, 2006)
9780743246002
| Hardcover
432 pages | 160 x 236 mm | English
$ 29.95 | Value: $ 29.95
Dewey 920 ROO
LC Classification E807 .A784 2006
LC Control No. 2006042262

Genre

  • Biography

Subject

  • New Deal, 1933-1939
  • Presidents
  • Presidents/ United States/ Biography
  • Presidents/ United States/ Election/ 1932
  • United States

Plot

An analysis of the four-term president's famous "fear itself" speech evaluates how FDR transformed his office and revitalized American morale throughout the first 100 days of his presidency, in an account that cites the contributions of his family members, advisors, and fellow polio survivors. 75,000 first printing.