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Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Rendezvous With Destiny Hardcover – January 30, 2006

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This is a one-volume biography of one of the greatest presidents and world leaders of the 20th century. Drawing upon extensive sources and recent scholarship, it examines the moulding and maturing of the complex inner man and the dynamic, charming public figure. The focus is upon Roosevelt's often controversial ideas and actions as he undertook through the New Deal to modernize the nation, and during World War II to take the lead in establishing a secure world order. The portrait that emerges is of a president possessed of superb political instincts surprisingly mainstream in his political beliefs.

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American Political Biography Press
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January 30, 2006
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ American Political Biography Press; 1st edition (January 30, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 710 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 094570738X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0945707387
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.55 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 2 x 9 inches

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Complete & complex.

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2002

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This one volume biography of FDR is probably the best distillate possible, though the task is daunting and the result is less than perfect. At times, the book 'drags' a bit, particularly through the 30s. Explanations of New Deal politics perhaps don't lend themselves to the kind of exciting story-telling that wartime meetings at places such as Tehran and Yalta do. In fact, I sometimes felt the book lapsed into an economics textbook, but it is still mostly quite readable. Freidel does not editorialize much about his subject and so (fortunately) one is left to draw one's own conclusions about FDR.

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Robert S. Costic

Dry, Boring Prose

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2009

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When I read the other reviews I wondered if we had read the same book. Unlike the other reviewers, I thought the prose was dry and the details lacking. I don't really mind that the author has a pro-Roosevelt bias, but he breezes over the highlights of Roosevelt's life without giving out any juicy details. It reminded me of my old high school textbooks. There are better Roosevelt biographies out there.

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S. Willoughby

Somewhat Disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2013

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Roosevelt's life is covered in somewhat broad scope. Hard to feel that you are reading about an individual. Instead, generalizations are offered about forces shaping the earlu 20th century. Not the easiest book to read as his style is difficult to follow.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2015

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A Good History, But Not A Good Biography

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2011

FDR is one of those presidents that, love him or hate him, you can't ignore him. So I picked up this history book a while back to become better informed about the man and his accomplishments. Certainly, Mr. Freidel makes a good case for considering FDR as one of the greatest presidents ever. Mr. Freidel chronicles FDR's 12 years in office very well and with very few complicating internal debates that can bog down other histories. FDR's struggles during the Great Depression and World War II are given unbiased consideration here and this is a great starting point for anyone interested in his accomplishments. In case you've noticed, I use the word "history" to describe this book because, while this is a great history, it is not a very good biography. There is practically no analysis of what made FDR tick. His whole life prior to the presidency makes up less than 90 pages of the whole narrative. His whole adolescence and schooling, approximately the first 28 years of his life, are only given one thirteen-page chapter. And up until the last two chapters, Mr. Freidel only glances over FDR's personal life in favor of his political accomplishments. Particularly shocking was when Mr. Freidel devoted only one or two sentences to the fact that the Roosevelts lost a son in infancy and only one or two pages to FDR's affair with Lucy Mercer. Very little is said about Franklin and Eleanor's marriage other than that it was strained afterwards. Very disappointing. So, in short, this is a great place to start if you want to know more about FDR's presidency, especially if you're in an AP U.S. History or a college introductory U.S. history class, but if you're looking for a biography that injects some flesh and blood into the man, you may want to look somewhere else.

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R.J. Corby

Not bad, but more "why" is needed

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2004

Frank Freidel has written a pretty good book about one of our most complex and admired presidents, but it certainly is not exhaustive. Freidel goes a good job explaining the who, what, where and when, but leaves out the all-important "why" in many of FDR's decisions. I would have loved to read more of FDR's thought processes and what went into his various decisions, especially at the all-important "Big 3" meetings at Tehran and Yalta. For instance, in David McCullough's Pulitzer-Prize winning tome, "Truman," we get plenty of meat on Truman's thoughts during the Potsdam conference - words from his diaries, notes to subordinates, etc. McCullough gives readers dozens and dozens of pages on Truman's analysis and thought processes during the critical conference. In contrast, readers really don't get terrific, exhaustive details in Freidel's book, and it's a letdown. These details separate a good presidential biography from a great one.

However, this is not a horrible book by any stretch. The author offers readers plenty about the 1932 election, FDR's disastrous decision to pack the Supreme Court, his thoughts and actions following Pearl Harbor, FDR's wartime strategy on the home front, his four presidential elections and even his death on April 12, 1945. Freidel covers the milestones of FDR's presidency well, but the devil is in the details. While I have not yet read Conrad Black's mammoth 1,200-page bio on FDR, one would hope it goes deeper than Freidel's 600-page tome. This book is recommended as a starter, or as part of a series of books to understand and study FDR.

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Stuart W. Pole

Thorough, complete

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2012

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As described in (my) title. Story of FDR's full life, from soup to nuts. First half covers the story before and through his "New Deal" as President; it inevitably contains lot of detail about Senate bills, political deals, fellow politicians involved, etc. and gets a bit 'samey' - however, there WERE a lot of all these in the period. The second half centres more on WW2 and is (for me) the more interesting and readable.

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