Doris Kearns Goodwin
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| Title | : | No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II |
| Author | : | Doris Kearns Goodwin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Touchstone Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 633 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1995 by Simon & Schuster (first published September 1st 1994) |
| Categories | : | History. Biography. Nonfiction. North American Hi.... American History. Politics. Presidents. War. World War II |
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Winner of the Pulitzer for History, No Ordinary Time is a chronicle of one of the most vibrant & revolutionary periods in US history. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin weaves together a number of story lines—the Roosevelt’s marriage & partnership, Eleanor’s life as First Lady, & FDR’s White House & its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin melds these into an intimate portrait of Eleanor & Franklin Roosevelt & of the time during which a new, modern America was born.Declare Books Concering No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
| Original Title: | No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II |
| ISBN: | 0684804484 (ISBN13: 9780684804484) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://simonandschusterpublishing.com/simonandschuster/ |
| Characters: | Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Literary Awards: | Pulitzer Prize for History (1995), Ambassador Book Award for Biography (1995) |
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Ratings: 4.19 From 39028 Users | 1350 ReviewsPiece Appertaining To Books No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
Goodwin has to be the best non-fiction writer I have ever read. This is the second book I have listened to of hers, and I am in awe of her talent for writing and telling a story. She takes subjects that have been written about thousands of times, and makes them gripping and new. In this book, Goodwin focuses on the American home front during WWII and some of the most visible, unique personalities who shaped the times, including, of course, FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt. Through her words, the readerThis book was so well writen. Goodwin is a good historian and would mix the personal lives of the Roosevelts with the political atmosphere of the times. I was just one year old when it started and six years old when it ended but because my father was in the navy from 1942 to 1945 I do have memories of the time. I lived with my fraternal grandparents and remember listening to the radio with my grandfather when the President died. A friend lent the book to me. When I was just about a third of the
It doesn't see that long ago that I read this. But I haven't found a review in my Goodreads.com folder, so it must have been prior to my Goodreads.com membership era. I was reminded of the book because it is the featured review on my PageADay Book Lover's Calendar for today. Below is the review from the calendar:____________American heroes such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt can be so lionized that they cease to resemble living, fallible human beings. Doris Kearns Goodwin doesnt make that mistake
I took a long time reading this book because it was like time travel, like seeing into the past. NO ORDINARY TIME is a marvelously researched and rendered account of perhaps the most important and influential marriage in American history. Franklin and Eleanor's relationship is fascinating, so complicated and extraordinary, and yet so human, and in its own way, familiar. Eleanor, to her eternal credit and the benefit of our country, was a tireless champion for women and African-Americans and the
This is a marathon of a book that I found difficult to put down. Goodwin's depiction of the Roosevelt's during WWII takes on a very narrow timeline that unfolds week by week. Her knowledge of the subject becomes clear in her attention to detail. It is not nearly a chronological history, it is more of a personal portrait which explores the emotions, motivations, and fears of America's greatest president, and those around him.History has afforded us perspective that the subjects of the book
An excellent, very well researched and written account of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt in the years leading up to WWII and follows through to their deaths. Goodwin concentrates on life in the US during these years, touching on subjects like civil rights, Japanese internment, worker's rights, and women in the workplace. While the book was dense, it was very readable. It was exhaustive and entertaining. It is also a very raw and personal look into the personal lives of the Roosevelts. Franklin
I'm reminded of the saying, "If you want to learn something, read non-fiction." I am learning the answers to questions I didn't know I had. "Exactly how did the internment of the Japanese get started? When were land mines invented? What was Eleanor Roosevelt really like?" It was around this time that Executive Order 8802 came about, with the wording we are all so used to: discrimination is banned on grounds of "race, color, creed, or national origin." The national origin part was added because
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