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Mann, William J.
Subjects
Roosevelt family.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Family.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Family.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Family.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
Cousins -- United States -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- United States -- Biography.
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Mann, William J.
Roosevelt family.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Family.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Family.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Family.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
Cousins -- United States -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- United States -- Biography.
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The
wars
of the
Roosevelts
: the
ruthless
rise
of
America
's
greatest
political
family
/ William J. Mann.
by
Mann, William J.
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, c2016.
Call #:
973.910922 M282w
Subjects
Roosevelt
family
.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 --
Family
.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 --
Family
.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 --
Family
.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
Cousins -- United States -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780062383334
0062383337
Alternate title:
Ruthless
rise
of
America
's
greatest
political
family
Edition:
1st. ed.
Description:
x, 609 p., [32] p. of plates : genealogical table, ill., portraits ; 24 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-590) and index.
Contents:
Prologue: The larger picture, 1960 -- Cain and Abel, 1890-1891 -- Everything to fear, 1893-1894 -- Popular and powerful, 1903-1905 -- A shot, 1912 -- Believing more than ever before, 1918-1920 -- Rough stunts, 1924-1925 -- The future and the past, 1932 -- Changing the world, 1936-1938 -- Terrific responsibility, 1943-1945 -- Epilogue: The last sortie, 1962.
Summary:
A provocative biography of the Roosevelt
family
draws on
family
secrets and complex rivalries to argue that the
Roosevelts
'
rise
to power was driven by a series of inside competitions that were witnessed firsthand by an increasingly begrudging Eleanor Roosevelt.
Drawing on previously hidden historical documents and interviews with the long-silent 'illegitimate' branch of the
family
, award-winning author William J. Mann paints an elegant, meticulously researched, and groundbreaking group portrait of this legendary
family
. Mann deftly argues that the
Roosevelts
'
rise
to power and prestige was actually driven by a series of intense personal contests that at times devolved into blood sport. His compelling and eye-opening masterwork is the story of a
family
at war with itself--and of social Darwinism at its most
ruthless
, in which the strong devoured the weak and repudiated the inconvenient. Central to The
Wars
of the
Roosevelts
is a fascinating alternate picture of Eleanor Roosevelt, who, Mann argues, experienced this brutality firsthand, witnessing her uncle Theodore cruelly destroy her father, Elliott--Theodore'
s
brother and bitter rival--for
political
expediency. This 'worshipful niece,' Mann contends, in fact bore a grudge against TR for the rest of her life. In addition, Eleanor'
s
intimate relationships with both men and women are handled here with a sensibility grounded in twenty-first-century awareness, without any obfuscations, explanations, or labels. From this deeply affecting
family
portrait, a new understanding of Eleanor, as well as of her relationship with Franklin, emerges. Mann also brilliantly brings into focus Eleanor'
s
cousins, TR'
s
children--Alice, Ted, and Kermit--whose stories propelled the
family
rivalry (especially once Franklin became president) but have never before been fully chronicled. We also learn for the first time the story of Eleanor'
s
illegitimate half-brother, Elliott Roosevelt Mann, who inherited his family'
s
ambition and skills without their name and privilege, and whom TR did his best to exile. Illustrated with never-before-seen photographs from Elliott'
s
archives, The
Wars
of the
Roosevelts
is a deeply psychological and finely rendered history, illuminating not only the enviable strengths but also the profound shame of this remarkable and influential
family
.
Genre:
Biographies.
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