Examines one of history's most compelling figures. Inspired by his cousin Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt rose to the nation's highest office during the depths of one of its darkest periods. A man of few words, he brought a nation together through his revolutionary Fireside Chats. He introduced vast reforms like Social Security and work relief for the unemployed. At the same time, his administration hid a dark underbelly teeming with covert maneuvers, spy rings, and powerful enemies.

jg 8/05.\\CIRC # 168. ISBN v. 1 - 0767081684; ISBN v. 2 - 0767081692. Bonus disc (v. 2) FDR: years of crisis--FDR: the war years.