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Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox 1882-1940 Paperback – December 1, 2002

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The first political biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Winner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award. A case study unmatched in american political writings (Newsweek). Index; photographs.

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592 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Mariner Books
Publication date

December 1, 2002
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5.5 x 1.25 x 7.75 inches
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0156027623
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978-0156027625
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Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, James MacGregor Burns is a preeminent historian and political scientist, and he is considered by many to be the leading expert on the subject of leadership. He the author of several books, including Leadership and The Three Roosevelts. He is a professor emeritus at Williams College.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books (December 1, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 592 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0156027623
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0156027625
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.36 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.25 x 7.75 inches

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James MacGregor Burns (1918-2014) was a bestselling American historian and political scientist whose work has earned both the National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. Born in Boston, he earned his BA at Williams College, where he returned to teach history and political science after obtaining his PhD at Harvard and serving in World War II. He served as the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and as Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the University of Maryland until his death in 2014.

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Philip McCarron

Not a Casual Read

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2016

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This biography is much less about Roosevelt the human man than it is about Roosevelt the political man. If you know that simple fact before you read the prologue, you'll not be disappointed by its context. This is not a biography in the Doris Kearns Goodwin or David McCullough sense ... it is more a study of the life of FDR, politically, and -- to a certain extent -- socially. If you want to hear about his extra-marital dalliances, or his battle with polio, or his relationship with his famous cousin (Theodore) and/or his wife Eleanor, this is NOT the book for you. But if you are a political junkie who wants to learn the inner workings -- as much as one can -- of the political FDR, this book is right up your alley. It is a study of FDR and his politics -- as newspaper editor at Harvard, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during WWI, as state senator, as governor of NY, and as president of the US during the 1930s and the terrible days of the Great Depression. First published in 1956, it is the first of a two-volume set (the author saw fit to separate the Depression years from the WWII years, which is printed in a second volume, called The Soldier of Freedom [1970]). As the title suggests, this one stops with his election to an unprecedented third term in 1940. It's not a casual read, though ... although extremely well written, it reads more like a text book than anything else, and is absolutely bursting with facts, political cartoons of the era, and photos of the man in the first 50+ years of his life. If you love FDR, this is the book for you. If you hate FDR, this is *also* the book for you. If you have no interest at all in FDR, read something else. The Hobbit, maybe, or the Cat in the Hat.

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Percentsign

Worthwhile, but also a little biased and dry

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2020

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The book does an acceptable job recounting FDR’s early life and political career. It recounts his early life, political career in NY Senate and governor, and his time as President. The book doesn’t cover World War II throughly because that would’ve made this book 1000+ pages long. The follow-up book, “Soldier of Freedom,” goes more in-depth about World War II.

This book has its flaws. The early parts, which recounts FDR’s early life and early political career, do read smoothly. But once the book reaches the point where he becomes President, the writing gets really dry. I felt like I were reading a textbook. The author seems to downplay a lot of FDR’s mistakes. Or when he acknowledges an FDR mistake, he takes pains to explain it away and make it seem less mistaken. Correspondingly, the author takes a lot of pains to praise FDR and defend the New Deal at various points. The book also doesn’t spend much time on FDR’s polio, extra-marital affairs, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s role in FDR’s life.

Some time could have been given to FDR’s legacy. For example, he was the first and only President to serve more than 2 terms, breaking George Washington’s tradition. And soon after his death, the government passed an amendment to limit Presidents to 2 terms, ensuring that no one will ever do what FDR did. Some of the New Deal policies are still around today, like Social Security. And modern politicians still invoke the New Deal in crafting policies (e.g.- “Green New Deal”). Many liberals see him as an icon; conservatives view him negatively.

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AvdRedr

A political history and assesment of Roosevelt that was a difficult read, but informative.

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2020

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This is a reread of a book bought some years ago. Especially interesting in light of our current situation and relating Roosevelt’s leadership to today’s. It may not be what you would think!
First of all, the reader should know this is a book about Roosevelt’s political history, not a biography. It focuses on his life to the extent to help explain his characteristics when making political decisions that affected his Party, the country, the world and most of all how they reflected on him. After all, that helped determine what he could accomplish. He wanted— he needed power to accomplish his goals and in that respect he was not unlike many politicians, leaders, and even dictators. The difference being the ends he wanted to achieve from that of the dictators of the world he had to deal with. The author brings to light the often inexplicable decisions that a political leader must make when he is constrained by many of the laws that our constitution has in place to protect the country from those who would acquire dictatorial powers. In many cases, some of his greatest opponents to his plans came from within his own a Party. We know Roosevelt from from the black and white grainy images that portray his jaunty appearance that has became so familiar. The author reaches behind those images to give us his well researched interpretation of the man.
The fault I find with this book isn’t because it did not accomplish what it set out to do, ie, be an historical reference on the man, but that is not what I think the general reader is looking for. So be forewarned that you will be reading a textbook version aimed at the historian more than the general public. As a member of that group I have down graded the rating. I’ve sure for the historian this book earns a Five Star rating.

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Disappointing

Reviewed in Canada on April 28, 2022

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Too much about the problems of the Democratic party at the time, all the internal wrangling, and not enough about Franklin himself. A tough read for a non-US citizen.

Feli-Mar Barbero

arrived on time

Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2019

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great book reading

stirlib

Good Read!

Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2018

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This is a very interesting book.