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This I Remember
Hardcover, 387 pages
Published
March 18th 1975
by Praeger
(first published 1949)
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Loved it. This part of US History has always particularly interested me, thanks to Miss Kohler, my exceptional high school history teacher. Especially interesting after recently seeing "The King's Speech", was the account Eleanor Roosevelt writes of the King and Queen visiting Washington, and her visit with them during WWII. Also evident is Mrs. Roosevelt's sense of humor when she writes this of some official dinner..."after dinner, which was not a hilarious meal, and during which I made valiant
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Oct 03, 2014
Susan Albert
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ER's second memoir, covering the years between FDR's courtship and his death and her reentry into public life afterward. More guarded than the first memoir, but still unusually candid in her reflections and her assessments of people and events. A primary source for many other biographies.
I love Eleanor Roosevelt! Summers in Maine, visiting her 'cottage' on Campobello, always bring me close to her and her works. This was a fun read and made me feel close to her as a person, a mother, and a wife. What an incredible role model!
excellent, inspiring
Omg such a beautiful biography. Loved it
Jan 13, 2009
Mark Desrosiers
marked it as to-read
A present from Jenna...
This is a woman who did not waste one moment of her life. She was so curious about everything and everyone, and so honest. The last few pages were heart-breaking. Very inspiring.
Interesting read. It gives a detailed look into what life is like living in the White House before and during war.
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political leader who used her influence as an active First Lady from 1933 to 1945 to promote the New Deal policies of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as taking a prominent role as an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, she continued to be an internationally prominent author and speaker for the New Deal coalition
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