| FDR: The First Hundred Days Contributor(s): Badger, Anthony J. (Author), Hughes, William (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433279398 ISBN-13: 9781433279393 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $62.10 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Badger cuts through decades of politicized history to provide a balanced and insightful summary of Franklin Roosevelts legendary first fifteen weeks in office, humanizing the president while explaining how he did it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch |
| Dewey: 973.917 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.9" W x 6.5" (0.50 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Franklin Roosevelt entered the White House in 1933 confronting twenty-five-percent unemployment, bank closings, and a nationwide crisis in confidence. Between March 9 and June 16, FDR sent Congress a record number of bills, all of which passed easily. With reforms ranging from the legalization of alcohol to mortgage relief for millions of Americans, Roosevelt launched the New Deal that conservatives have been working to roll back ever since. Badger emphasizes Roosevelt's political gifts even as the president and his Brains Trust of advisors, guided by principles, largely felt their way toward solutions to the nation's manifold problems. Reintroducing the contingency that marked those fateful days, Badger humanizes Roosevelt and suggests a far more useful yardstick for future presidents: the politics of the possible under the guidance of principle. |
Contributor Bio(s): Badger, Anthony J.: - Anthony J. Badger is Paul Mellon Professor of American History at Cambridge University and Master of Clare College. He is the author of a number of books, Including North Carolina and the New Deal and The New Deal: The Depression Years, 1933-1940. Hughes, William: -William Hughes is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. A professor of political science at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, he received his doctorate in American politics from the University of California at Davis. He has done voice-over work for radio and film and is also an accomplished jazz guitarist. |