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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Part I
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Part II
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Part III
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"As we continue our quest for the politics of hope - a world without racism, poverty, war - Richard Henry vividly restores the visions of Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson. Fascinating and filled with surprises, this is a most timely book." - Blanche Wiesen Cook, John Jay College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, and author of Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume I, II, and III, and The Declassified Eisenhower
"Richard Henry gives us a portrait of two great American patriots who believed that politics is an honorable profession and that public service is a citizen s highest honor. Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson were devoted to peacemaking in the twentieth century - and this book reminds us of their exceptional and inspired contributions." - Newton N. Minow, law partner of Adlai Stevenson
"A revealing portrait of two of our most iconic leaders, Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson, and their extraordinary relationship." - Stephen Schlesinger, author of Act of Creation: The Founding of the United Nations
"While Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson are familiar figures in twentieth century political history, Richard Henry has provided new insights into their special relationship. Based on prodigious research, the author brings ER and the Guv to life, reminding us in our own distressing times that political discourse does not have to be hateful and societies and governments must ultimately be judged by how they treat even their least advantaged members." - F. Alan Coombs, Emeritus, Department of History, University of Utah
"The account of the friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson, here presented largely in their own words, details their efforts to promote the U.N. and to make social reform the central mission of the Democratic Party. In doing so they built the foundations for the New Frontier and the Great Society. As Richard Henry demonstrates, they pursued their goals with a punctilious civility now so rare in American public life."
- John Morton Blum, Professor Emeritus, Yale University
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson
Authors: Richard Henry
Series Title: The World of the Roosevelts
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230112933
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Richard Henry 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-61826-8Published: 18 October 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-27032-0Published: 18 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-11293-3Published: 27 September 2010
Series ISSN: 2578-7225
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5285
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 243
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Modern History, Cultural History, Political History, History of the Americas, US History, Social History