The first volume in the life of America’s greatest First Lady,
“a woman who changed the lives of millions” (Washington Post).
Eleanor Roosevelt was born into the privileges and prejudices of
American aristocracy and into a family ravaged by alcoholism. She
overcame debilitating roots: in her public life, fighting against
racism and injustice and advancing the rights of women; and in her
private life, forming lasting intimate friendships with some of the
great men and women of her times. This volume covers ER’s family
and birth, her childhood, education, and marriage, and ends with
FDR’s election to the Presidency–the years of ER’s youth and
coming of age.
Celebrated by
feminists, historians, politicians, and reviewers everywhere, Cook’s
trilogy is an unprecedented portrait of a brave, fierce, passionate
political leader of our century.
