ABSTRACT

An important addition to the Profiles in Power series, this critical biography looks at Franklin D. Roosevelt, the most dominant US politician of the 1930s and 1940s. Roosevelt led the United States through the two great crises of depression and the Second World War, making him one of the key figures of the twentieth century.

chapter 1|5 pages

The Paradox of Power

chapter 3|19 pages

Power in Albany and Washington, 1911–21

chapter 4|20 pages

The Fight to Regain Power, 1921–29

chapter 5|20 pages

Power as Governor, 1929–33

chapter 8|16 pages

Power and Reform, 1935–37

chapter 9|22 pages

Power at Home in Peace and War, 1937–45

chapter 10|32 pages

Power Abroad in Peace and War, 1933–45