Franklin D. Roosevelt, consensus choice as one of three great presidents, led the American people through the two major crises of modern times. The first volume of an epic two-part biography, Franklin D. Roosevelt: Road to the New Deal, 1882-1939 presents FDR from a privileged Hyde Park childhood through his leadership in the Great Depression to the ominous buildup to global war. Roger Daniels revisits the sources and closely examines Roosevelt's own words and deeds to create a twenty-first century analysis of how Roosevelt forged the modern presidency. Daniels's close analysis yields new insights into the expansion of Roosevelt's economic views; FDR's steady mastery of the complexities of federal administrative practices and possibilities; the ways the press and presidential handlers treated questions surrounding his health; and his genius for channeling the lessons learned from an unprecedented collection of scholars and experts into bold political action. Revelatory and nuanced, Franklin D. Roosevelt: Road to the New Deal, 1882-1939 reappraises the rise of a political titan and his impact on the country he remade.| Cover Title Copyright page Contents Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Beginnings, 1649–1905 2. Roosevelt Enters Politics, 1905–20 3. Roosevelt and the Old Order, 1921–28 4. Running the Empire State, 1929–31 5. Winning the White House, 1931–32 6. The Interregnum, 1932–33 7. Improvising the New Deal, 1933 8. Getting the New Deal Moving, 1933–34 9. Advancing Reform, 1934 10. The Triumph of Reform, 1935 11. Landslide, 1936 12. Foreign Affairs, 1933–36 13. The Battle about the Court, 1937 14. Roosevelt's Recession, 1937–38 15. Economic Progress, Political Setback, 1938–39 Notes Works Consulted Index | Emily Toth Award for Best Single Work by One or More Authors in Women's Studies, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA), 2016
Finalist, 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, LGBT Studies, 2016
Alan Bray Memorial Book Award, GL/Q Caucus of the Modern Language Association, 2016 — Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA)
Emily Toth Award for Best Single Work by One or More Authors in Women's Studies, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA), 2016
Finalist, 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, LGBT Studies, 2016
Alan Bray Memorial Book Award, GL/Q Caucus of the Modern Language Association, 2016 — LGBT Studies
Emily Toth Award for Best Single Work by One or More Authors in Women's Studies, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA), 2016
Finalist, 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, LGBT Studies, 2016
Alan Bray Memorial Book Award, GL/Q Caucus of the Modern Language Association, 2016 — GL/Q Caucus of the Modern Language Association
|Roger Daniels is the Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Cincinnati. His many books include Prisoners without Trial: Japanese Americans in World War II .