FDR and His Enemies
Published on 6. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-312-23827-8 (ISBN)
Description
Not since the Civil War was America so divided as it was during Franklin D Roosevelt's presidency. FDR faced fierce challenges by giant figures of the era. Albert Fried brings out the tremendous drama in Roosevelt's ideological and personal struggle with five influential men: ex-New York governor and presidential candidate Al Smith, the enormously popular "radio priest" Charles E Coughlin, Louisiana's Senator Huey Long, labour champion John L Lewis and the universally adored aviator Charles A Lindbergh. An enthralling story of a critical period in this century's history, this book reveals the intellectual, moral and tactical underpinnings of a great debate in which Roosevelt always triumphed.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
388 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-23827-8 (9780312238278)
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Person
Albert Fried is Professor of history at the State University of New York, Purchase. He has published many books and was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His books include Communism in America; McCarthyism: The Great American Red Scare; and The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America.
Content
Introduction: Politics and Popularity * Winning the Prize * The First New Deal * Roosevelt Triumphant * The Isolationist Impulse * Denouement