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Gray, Charlotte.
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Roosevelt, Sara Delano, 1854-1941.
Churchill, Randolph Spencer, Lady, 1854-1921.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Mothers of presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers of prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Gray, Charlotte.
Roosevelt, Sara Delano, 1854-1941.
Churchill, Randolph Spencer, Lady, 1854-1921.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Mothers of presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers of prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Passionate
mothers
,
powerful
sons
: the
lives
of
Jennie
Jerome
Churchill
and
Sara
Delano
Roosevelt
/ Charlotte Gray.
by
Gray, Charlotte.
Simon & Schuster, 2023.
Call #:
920.00852 G778p
Subjects
Roosevelt
,
Sara
Delano
, 1854-1941.
Churchill
, Randolph Spencer, Lady, 1854-1921.
Churchill
, Winston, 1874-1965.
Roosevelt
, Franklin D. (Franklin
Delano
), 1882-1945.
Mothers
of presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers
of prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781982141967 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Lives
of
Jennie
Jerome
Churchill
and
Sara
Delano
Roosevelt
Edition:
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Description:
xxiii, 403 p. : ill., genealogical tables ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"A captivating dual biography of two famous women whose
sons
would change the course of the twentieth century. Born into upper-class America in the same year, 1854,
Sara
Delano
(later to become the mother of Franklin
Delano
Roosevelt
) and
Jennie
Jerome
(later to become the mother of Winston
Churchill
) refused to settle into predictable, sheltered
lives
as little-known wives to prominent men. Instead, both women concentrated their energies on enabling their
sons
to reach the epicentre of political power on two continents. In the mid-19th century, the British Empire was at its height, France’s Second Empire flourished, and the industrial vigor of the United States of America was catapulting the republic towards the Gilded Age.
Sara
and
Jennie
, raised with privilege but subject to the constraints of women’s roles at the time, learned how to take control of their destinies --
Sara
in the prosperous Hudson Valley, and
Jennie
in the glittering world of Imperial London. Yet their personalities and choices were dramatically different. A vivacious extrovert,
Jennie
married Lord Randolph
Churchill
, a rising politician and scion of a noble British family. Her deft social and political maneuverings helped not only her mercurial husband but, once she was widowed, her ambitious son, Winston. By contrast, deeply conventional
Sara
Delano
married a man as old as her father. But once widowed, she made Franklin, her only child, the focus of her existence. Thanks in large part to her financial support and to her guidance, Franklin acquired the skills he needed to become a successful politician. Set against one hundred years of history,
Passionate
Mothers
,
Powerful
Sons
is a study in loyalty and resilience. Gray argues that
Jennie
and
Sara
are too often presented as lesser figures in the backdrop of history rather than as two remarkable individuals who were key in shaping the characters of the
sons
who adored them and in preparing them for leadership on the world stage. Impeccably researched and filled with intriguing social insights, '
Passionate
Mothers
,
Powerful
Sons
' breathes new life into
Sara
and
Jennie
, offering a fascinating and fulsome portrait of how leaders are not just born but made."--From publisher.
Genre:
Biographies.
Holds:
5
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