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OverviewHere, from James Tobin, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography, is the story of the greatest comeback in American political history, a saga long buried in half-truth, distortion, and myth--Franklin Roosevelt's ten-year climb from pa Full Product DetailsAuthor: James Tobin (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory California)Publisher: Simon & Schuster Imprint: Simon & Schuster Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.345kg ISBN: 9780743265164ISBN 10: 0743265165 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 02 September 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsOver a few terrifying days in the summer of 1921 Franklin Roosevelt lost the use of his legs. As James Tobin shows us in this thoughtful, powerful book, he found something as well: a depth of character, a boundless courage, an indomitable spirit that, in time, would transform the nation. The Man He Became is an extraordinarily important story, brilliantly told. --Kevin Boyle, author of Arc of Justice Author InformationJames Tobin won the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography for Ernie Pyle's War and the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award for To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight. Educated at the University of Michigan, where he earned a PhD in history, he teaches narrative nonfiction in the Department of Media, Journalism, and Film at Miami University in Oxford, OH. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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