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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;FDR,&quot; by Jean Edward Smith (also author of the highly acclaimed biography &quot;Grant&quot;), adds to the long list of biographies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, one of our greatest presidents.  At the outset, Smith makes clear his admiration for FDR – the book is dedicated to his parent...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22695316">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent biography for the general reader. There have been many books on Roosevelt recently, several about his relationship with Churchill specifically, but not a complete biography. Smith sees Roosevelt as, with Washington and Lincoln, in the top echelon of influential American presidents and her ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43454892">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't believe that I have never read a biography of FDR and I was amazed at how much I learned.  FDR was a contradiction.  A patrician born to old money, established wealth.  To get some idea, shortly after he was marriedm, his mother Sara gave the newly weds a beach front cottage at Campabello Is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26312942">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The period of the great depression and the second world war marks the beginning years of my existence. As a child in this period I only had a vague understanding of what was happening, thus inducing a strong interest in the history of these events. Early on I read the fictional description of the er...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45807435">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<p>The legacy of FDR is safe in the hands of Jean Edward Smith, a renowned academic and author of a dozen books, including the acclaimed biographies <em>Grant</em> (a 2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist), <em>John Marshall: Defender of a Nation</em> (1996), and <em>Lucius D. Clay: An American Life</em> (1990). <em>FDR</em>, which captures the e...</p><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45463897">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[FDR is a titanic figure that some reviewers of this book believe should have been more thoroughly dissected and ripped apart. Others just seek to tarnish and degrade this godlike icon for his human faults, while overlooking his immense contributions to our nation and Western civilization.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60314077">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jean Edward Smith acknowledges that there is no lack of  biographies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or histories of the time period in which he lived, but he wanted to bring something new to current readers who have not realized the importance of this president who led the nation in times of the worst...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68752405">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a really interesting look at Franklin Delano Roosevelt. We all assume we know this president, but this book makes clear that there were essentially three Roosevelt presidencies: the Depression president, the Court-packing screw up, and the war president. He was a person who grew tremendousl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39014473">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A well-balanced and informative biography of FDR, this book focused both on his triumphs and failures.  I learned a lot I didn't know - about his political aspirations to be president early in life, about the 15 pieces of legislation passed in his first 100 days to bring the country out of the Great...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46026106">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a very abbreviated bio (I was sure I had an abridged copy and looked more than once on the dust jacket for some indication). From the beginning of FDR’s 3rd term until his death spans roughly 100 pages. His death is discussed in the closing paragraphs. After reading the last sentence, I ju...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21051357">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In this account, Roosevelt rose to the occasion in the two most important periods of his presidency. First, immediately after taking office, Roosevelt’s administration acted with incredible speed in drafting legislation and making decisions which stopped the slide into disorder. Second, prior to U...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20288355">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a remarkably readable account of the 20th century’s greatest president.   Lord knows FDR wasn’t perfect, and Smith doesn’t shy away from discussing those points, which include FDR’s court packing plan, the effort to squeeze out conservatives in elections, backing away from governmen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17719481">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent read as far as it goes.  However, I think that the author for various reasons felt compelled (or was compelled) to keep this to 1 volume.  Given the scope and impact of the subject's life, it's impossible to do that while still giving a thorough accounting of FDR's life and times.  <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10531968">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am glad I made the time for this nearly 33-hour, 26-disc audiobook, but listeners who don't have a round trip commute of 150 miles may not feel the same way.<br/><br/>First of all, I now know much more about Franklin Delano Roosevelt than I did when I chose it.  However, FDR-related events and p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9883434">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a long book, over 700 pages, but very well written.  The story moved mostly chronologically but did move slightly out of order when necessary.  <br/>I thought it did a very good job of really giving me a feeling for FDR's personality, not just his actions or life timetable.  I felt a sense ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16964911">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[On first glance, this book seemed pretty quick-paced. Four or five pages after Roosevelt's inauguration, and Edwards is already on the Good Neighbor Policy. Maybe I'm spoiled from Ambrose's day-by-day account of Watergate, I'm thinking, but hell, couldn't you spare just a <em>little</em> more room for a four...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6121332">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Usually when you get a &quot;warts and all&quot; political bio, the warts are revealed in the politician's personal life while the politics are either praised or damned, depending on the author's biases.  This biography is much more nuanced, sympathetic but critical of FDR in both public and private...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29338888">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It is a very interesting book on the life of our greatest President (in my opinion!).  It's a bit slow at first, but starts to pick up toward the middle.  It is a very long book and not an easy read.  There are a lot of names in the book which can get confusing.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Yippee ... I finished 27 + hours of listening ... Parts were great ... parts were too detailed and not interesting.  I was looking for another &quot;John Adams&quot; and this was not it.  I did learn much about history and that is always a good thing.]]></body>
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