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Franklin and Lucy : an intimate portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherford, and the other remarkable women who shaped FDR's life

It was in FDR's relationship with women, particularly with Lucy Rutherfurd--that most vividly bring to light the human being that was this towering statesman. This is a look at the private life of a leader who continues to fascinate scholars and the general public alike.

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  • "Franklin & Lucy"@en
  • "President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, and the other remarkable women in his life"

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  • "A comprehensive narrative of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his relationship with the various women in his life including Lucy Mercer, with whom he had a long-time affair."
  • "It was in FDR's relationship with women, particularly with Lucy Rutherfurd--that most vividly bring to light the human being that was this towering statesman. This is a look at the private life of a leader who continues to fascinate scholars and the general public alike."@en
  • "In Franklin and Lucy, acclaimed author and historian Joseph E. Persico explores FDR's romance with Lucy Rutherfurd (which was far deeper and lasted much longer than was previously acknowledged). Persico also shows how FDR's infidelity as a husband contributed to Eleanor's eventual transformation from a repressed Victorian to perhaps the greatest American woman of her century; how the shaping hand of FDR's strong-willed mother helped to imbue him with the resolve to overcome personal and public adversity throughout his life; and how other women around FDR, including his "surrogate spouse, " Missy LeHand, and his close confidante, the obscure Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, completed the world that he inhabited--Publisher."
  • "In Franklin and Lucy, acclaimed author and historian Joseph E. Persico explores FDR's romance with Lucy Rutherfurd (which was far deeper and lasted much longer than was previously acknowledged). Persico also shows how FDR's infidelity as a husband contributed to Eleanor's eventual transformation from a repressed Victorian to perhaps the greatest American woman of her century; how the shaping hand of FDR's strong-willed mother helped to imbue him with the resolve to overcome personal and public adversity throughout his life; and how other women around FDR, including his "surrogate spouse," Missy LeHand, and his close confidante, the obscure Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, completed the world that he inhabited.--From amazon.com."@en
  • "In Franklin and Lucy, acclaimed author and historian Joseph E. Persico explores FDR's romance with Lucy Rutherfurd (which was far deeper and lasted much longer than was previously acknowledged). Persico also shows how FDR's infidelity as a husband contributed to Eleanor's eventual transformation from a repressed Victorian to perhaps the greatest American woman of her century; how the shaping hand of FDR's strong-willed mother helped to imbue him with the resolve to overcome personal and public adversity throughout his life; and how other women around FDR, including his "surrogate spouse," Missy LeHand, and his close confidante, the obscure Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, completed the world that he inhabited.--From amazon.com."
  • "Examines Franklin Delano Roosevelt's relationships with the women around him, from his devoted secretary Missy Lehand and wife Eleanor to Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd, the woman with whom he shared a long, secret, and life-altering relationship until his death."@en

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  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Biography"
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Nonfiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Biografieën (vorm)"

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  • "Franklin and Lucy : Mrs. Rutherfurd and the other remarkable women in Roosevelt's life"
  • "Franklin and Lucy : an intimate portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherford, and the other remarkable women who shaped FDR's life"@en
  • "Franklin and Lucy : President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherford, and the other remarkable women in his life"
  • "Franklin & Lucy"
  • "Franklin and Lucy : President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, and the other remarkable women in his life"
  • "Franklin and Lucy : President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, and the other remarkable women in his life"@en
  • "Franklin & Lucy : president Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, and the other remarkable women in his life"
  • "Franklin and Lucy : Franklin Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherford, and the other remarkable women in his life"@en
  • "Franklin and Lucy President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, and the other remarkable women in his life"@en

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