Someone to watch over me

By Eric Burns

Subjects: Biography, Politics and government, Fathers and daughters, Roosevelt, elliott, 1910-1990, Roosevelt, Elliott Bulloch, 1860-1894, Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography, Roosevelt, eleanor, 1884-1962, United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Roosevelt, franklin d. (franklin delano), 1882-1945, Presidents' spouses, Fathers and daughters -- United States -- Biography, Presidents' spouses, united states, United states, politics and government, 20th century

Description: Eleanor Roosevelt's loveless marriage with FDR was no secret, and she had a cold relationship with most of her family, as well. Yet she was a warm person, beloved by friends, and her humanitarian work still influences the world today. Burns shows how Eleanor was shaped by her father Elliott, a lost spirit with a bittersweet story. Brother to Theodore Roosevelt, Elliot would eventually succumb to alcoholism and would be exiled to the Virginia countryside. But he kept up a close correspondence with his daughter. Burns reveals new facets to the lives of these pillars of American history.