Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President Darman Jonathan
This revealing and intimate biography explores how Franklin D. Roosevelt's struggle with polio transformed him, leading him to become one of the greatest leaders in American history.In popular memory,…
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This revealing and intimate biography explores how Franklin D. Roosevelt's struggle with polio transformed him, leading him to become one of the greatest leaders in American history.In popular memory, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the quintessential political "natural." Born in 1882 to a wealthy, influential family and blessed with charisma, he seemed destined for high office from birth. Yet for all his gifts, the young Roosevelt nonetheless lacked depth, empathy, and strategic ability. Those qualities, so essential to his success as president, were skills he acquired during his eight-year struggle through illness and recovery.Becoming FDR traces the riveting story of the crucible that forged Roosevelt's political ascent. Soon after contracting polio in 1921, the former vice-presidential candidate was left paralyzed from the waist down at the age of