A Companion to Franklin D. Roosevelt

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A Companion to Franklin D. Roosevelt presents a collection of historiographical essays by leading scholars that provides a comprehensive review of the scholarship on the president who led the United States through the tumultuous period from the Great Depression to the waning days of World War II. Represents a state-of-the-art assessment of current scholarship on FDR, the only president elected to four terms of office and the central figure in key events of the first half of the 20th century Covers all aspects of FDR's life and times, from his health, relationships, and Supreme Court packing, to New Deal policies, institutional issues, and international relations Features 35 essays by leading FDR scholars Content: Chapter One FDR Biographies (pages 1–14): Kenneth E. HendricksonChapter Two Eleanor Roosevelt Biographies (pages 15–33): Norman W. ProvizerChapter Three Pre?Presidential Career (pages 34–58): Timothy W. KneelandChapter Four Physical and Psychological Health (pages 59–76): Robert P. WatsonChapter Five The Election of 1932 (pages 77–95): Donald A. RitchieChapter Six The 1936–1944 Campaigns (pages 96–113): Sean J. SavageChapter Seven Urban and Regional Interests (pages 114–134): Stefano LuconiChapter Eight Minorities (pages 135–154): Cherisse Jones?BranchChapter Nine Labor (pages 155–185): Martin HalpernChapter Ten Business (pages 186–205): Patrick D. ReaganChapter Eleven Opponents at Home and Abroad (pages 206–221): Joseph Edward LeeChapter Twelve FDR as a Communicator (pages 222–237): Betty Houchin WinfieldChapter Thirteen The New Deal (pages 238–258): June HopkinsChapter Fourteen The Banking Crisis (pages 259–278): James S. Olson and Brian DomitrovicChapter Fifteen FDR and Agriculture (pages 279–297): Jean ChoateChapter Sixteen Conservation (pages 289–317): Byron W. DaynesChapter Seventeen Political Culture (pages 318–339): Richard M. FriedChapter Eighteen Human Rights (pages 340–361): Wesley K. MosierChapter Nineteen The Institutional Presidency (pages 362–384): Rodney A. GrunesChapter Twenty Political and Administrative Style (pages 385–404): Margaret C. RungChapter Twenty?One The Congress (pages 405–426): John Thomas McGuireChapter Twenty?Two The Supreme Court (pages 427–442): Stephen K. ShawChapter Twenty?Three The American Military (pages 443–458): Lance JandaChapter Twenty?Four Science and Technology (pages 459–479): Peter K. ParidesChapter Twenty?Five Intelligence (pages 480–492): R. Blake DunnaventChapter Twenty?Six Relations with the British and French (pages 493–516): Kevin E. SmithChapter Twenty?Seven Relations with Canada (pages 517–541): Galen Roger PerrasChapter Twenty?Eight The Good Neighbor Policy and the Americas (pages 542–563): Michael R. HallChapter Twenty?Nine Relations with the Soviet Union (pages 564–589): William E. KinsellaChapter Thirty Relations with China and India (pages 590–611): William AshbaughChapter Thirty?One Relations with Japan (pages 612–635): William AshbaughChapter Thirty?Two Relations with Italy and Nazi Germany (pages 636–652): Regina U. GramerChapter Thirty?Three Relations with Spain and European Neutrals (pages 653–671): David A. MessengerChapter Thirty?Four International Legacy (pages 672–689): Mary StockwellChapter Thirty?Five Political Reputation (pages 690–709): Patrick J. Maney