The central volume in the definitive biography of America’s most
important First Lady. “Engrossing” (Boston Globe).
The captivating second volume of this Eleanor Roosevelt biography
covers tumultuous era of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the
gathering storms of World War II, the years of the Roosevelts’
greatest challenges and finest achievements. In her remarkably
engaging narrative, Cook gives us the complete Eleanor Roosevelt—an
adventurous, romantic woman, a devoted wife and mother, and a
visionary policymaker and social activist who often took unpopular
stands, counter to her husband’s policies, especially on issues
such as racial justice and women’s rights. A biography of
scholarship and daring, it is a book for all readers of American
history.
