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New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1948. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good. Format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. xix, [1], 674, [2] pages. Some wear and soiling noted. Family tree on endpaper. Foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt. Illustrations. Index. This second volume of the personal letters of Franklin D. Roosevelt has proved to be of a far different character from the first volume. This volume, covering the years 1905 through 1928, presents for the first time a vivid portrait of the mature personality which the people came to know and understand during the Presidential years. It is the opinion of the editor of this volume that two people were primarily responsible for the interior survival of Franklin Roosevelt following the shattering attack of infantile paralysis. They should be credited with the amazing reactivation of his mental outlook and interest in life. Lois Howe and Anne Eleanor Roosevelt fought day and night for F.D.R.'s recovery, and, during the long years of… Leer más

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good. Format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. xvi, [16 pages of illustrations, 543, [1] pages. Family tree. Illustrations. Index. Foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt. This first volume of Franklin Roosevelt's correspondence covers the period from 1887, when at the age of five he wrote his first letter, to 1904, when he graduated from Harvard. Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote his first letter to his mother in 1887 when he was 5 years old. "Dear Sallie." he scratched with his pen, "I am very sorry you have a cold and you are in bed I played with Mary today for a little while I hope by tomorrow you will be able to be up I am glad to say my cold is better your loving Franklin D. Roosevelt." There are several references to Theodore Roosevelt in these letters, including criticism of Theodore Roosevelt's actions in settling the 1902 coal strike. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 12,… Leer más

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. xvi, [16 pages of illustrations, 543, [1] pages. Family tree. Illustrations. Index. Front DJ flap price clipped, DJ worn and soiled: edge tears/chips, several DJ pieces missing. Pencil erasures on endpapers. Foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt. This first volume of Franklin Roosevelt's correspondence covers the period from 1887, when at the age of five he wrote his first letter, to 1904, when he graduated from Harvard. Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote his first letter to his mother in 1887 when he was 5 years old. "Dear Sallie." he scratched with his pen, "I am very sorry you have a cold and you are in bed I played with Mary today for a little while I hope by tomorrow you will be able to be up I am glad to say my cold is better your loving Franklin D. Roosevelt." There are several references to Theodore Roosevelt in these letters, including… Leer más