This clear and concise biography of FDR for the Library of American Biography series immerses students in both the personal and political life of one of the twe

Franklin D. Roosevelt, consensus choice as one of three great presidents, led the American people through the two major crises of modern times. The first volume

"A fascinating account of an extraordinary moment in the life of the United States." --The New York Times With the world currently in the grips of a financial c

“Fascinating. . . . Williams tells the story of La Guardia and Roosevelt with insight and elegance.”—Edward Glaeser, New York Times Book Review

Discusses the factors contributing to the Great Depression and weighs the New Deal's successes and failures.