Eleanor Roosevelt 1884-1933 (Volume 1)

Blanche Wiesen Cook provides a compelling new evaluation of one of the most inspiring women in American political history. This volume covers Eleanor Roosevelt's family and birth, her childhood, education, and marriage, and ends with FDR's election to the presidency. Celebrated by feminists, historians, politicians, and reviewers everywhere, this landmark biography presents an unprecedented portrait of a brave, fierce, passionate political leader of our century.