FDR: The First Hundred Days

Badger, Anthony J

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9781433279416: FDR: The First Hundred Days

ISBN 10: 143327941X ISBN 13: 9781433279416

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, 2009

An analysis of Roosevelt's initial fifteen weeks in office evaluates his record number of passed bills, mortgage relief efforts, and controversial launch of the New Deal, in an account that explores Roosevelt's legacy from a human perspective.

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Review:

"An important book in contributing to a complete picture of twentieth-century U.S. history that is clear and accessible." --"Booklist"

“Badger conveys the story in a trim 174 pages of lucid, thoughtful, and crisp prose. The most important contributions of this book is Badger’s mastery of the voluminous scholarship on the Roosevelt era . . . A readable and debatable volume.” —Nancy Beck Young, "The Journal of Southern History"

“An important book in contributing to a complete picture of twentieth-century U.S. history that is clear and accessible.” —"Booklist"""" "

"Badger conveys the story in a trim 174 pages of lucid, thoughtful, and crisp prose. The most important contributions of this book is Badger's mastery of the voluminous scholarship on the Roosevelt era . . . A readable and debatable volume." --Nancy Beck Young, "The Journal of Southern History"

"An important book in contributing to a complete picture of twentieth-century U.S. history that is clear and accessible." --"Booklist"""" "

Badger conveys the story in a trim 174 pages of lucid, thoughtful, and crisp prose. The most important contributions of this book is Badger's mastery of the voluminous scholarship on the Roosevelt era . . . A readable and debatable volume. "Nancy Beck Young, The Journal of Southern History"

An important book in contributing to a complete picture of twentieth-century U.S. history that is clear and accessible. "Booklist""

"Badger conveys the story in a trim 174 pages of lucid, thoughtful, and crisp prose. The most important contributions of this book is Badger's mastery of the voluminous scholarship on the Roosevelt era . . . A readable and debatable volume." --Nancy Beck Young, The Journal of Southern History

"An important book in contributing to a complete picture of twentieth-century U.S. history that is clear and accessible." --Booklist

About the Author:

Anthony J. Badger is Paul Mellon Professor of American History at Cambridge University and Master of Clare College. He is the author of a number of books, including North Carolina and the New Deal and The New Deal: The Depression Years, 1933-1940.

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