Books

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FDR and civil aviation FDR and civil aviation Alan P. Dobson "The aim of this book is to demonstrate that Franklin D. Roosevelt was one of the leading agents in both setting out and working to implement the principles that came to govern the international avia… OL16002038W
Smedley D. Butler, USMC Smedley D. Butler, USMC Mark Strecker "This historical biography explores Butler, a little-known American Marine who exposed an alleged fascist coup to remove President Franklin D. Roosevelt from office. This text is an exploration of th… OL16114446W
The New Deal The New Deal Michael A. Hiltzik Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal began as a program of short-term emergency relief measures and evolved into a truly transformative concept of the federal government's role in Americans' lives. More tha… OL16183809W
The thousand-year flood The thousand-year flood David Welky How the Ohio River Valley flood of 1937 came about, what happened and how it was handled by various governments, private agencies, and individual citizens. OL16307848W
The 1930s (1930-1939) The 1930s (1930-1939) Michael Shally-Jensen, editor Defining Documents offers a broad range of historical documents on important authors and subjects in American history, with primary source documents, in-depth analysis, and comprehensive lesson plans… OL17099739W
World War II (1939-1946) World War II (1939-1946) Salem Press This 2-volume resource contains 80 primary source documents that provide a compelling view of this unique period of American history. World War II is remembered not only for its violent encounters on… OL17099754W
Together We Cannot Fail Together We Cannot Fail Terry Golway This book is an uncommon portrait of Roosevelt's presidency, in words, photographs, and his own voice. For 12 tumultuous presidential years, Roosevelt regularly spoke to the American people, this man… OL17371689W
Eleanor Roosevelt, volume 3` Eleanor Roosevelt, volume 3` Blanche Wiesen Cook “Monumental and inspirational…Cook skillfully narrates the epic history of the war years… [a] grand biography.” -- The New York Times Book Review Historians, politicians, critics, and readers ever… OL17606597W
1944 1944 Jay Winik It was not inevitable that World War II would end as it did, or that it would even end well. 1944 was a year that could have stymied the Allies and cemented Hitler's waning power. Instead, it saved t… OL17868571W
1944 1944 Jay Winik It was not inevitable that World War II would end as it did, or that it would even end well. 1944 was a year that could have stymied the Allies and cemented Hitler's waning power. Instead, it saved t… OL20022124W
Eleanor and Hick Eleanor and Hick Susan Quinn A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok--a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play… OL20038063W
Jim Farley's Story Jim Farley's Story James Aloysius Farley Sub-titled, The Roosevelt Years, and limited thereby to that aspect of a life that has much of interest as a record of a small town clerk who made good as a big man in the Democratic Party. A good de… OL4418470W
From Munich to Pearl Harbour From Munich to Pearl Harbour Reynolds, David "In his new book, David Reynolds argues that the period from 1938 to 1941 was a turning point in modern American history. Drawing upon his own research and the latest scholarship, Mr. Reynolds shows … OL466244W
The Republican Party and Wendell Willkie The Republican Party and Wendell Willkie Donald Bruce Johnson A comprehensive study of Wendell Willkie as he influenced the Republican Party during the five years he was prominent in American politics. OL6439156W