Roosevelt I Knew, Paperback by Perkins, Frances; Cohen, Adam (INT), Like New ...

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width: 5.1 in Item Length: 7.7 in ISBN: 9780143106418 Topic: United States / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, American Government / General, Political Item Width: 5.1 in Publication Year: 2011 Author: Frances Perkins Language: English Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Genre: Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History Book Title: Roosevelt I Knew Item Weight: 10.7 Oz Number of Pages: 416 Pages Item Height: 0.9 in height: 0.9 in Format: Uk-B Format Paperback

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Roosevelt I Knew, Paperback by Perkins, Frances; Cohen, Adam (INT), Like New .... Roosevelt I Knew, Paperback by Perkins, Frances; Cohen, Adam (INT), ISBN 0143106414, ISBN-13 9780143106418, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US A vivid and intimate portrait of the New Deal president by the first woman ever appointed to the . Cabinet. When Frances Perkins first met Franklin D. Roosevelt at a dance in 1910, she was a young social worker and he was an attractive young man making a modest debut in state politics. Over the next thirty-five years, she watched his career unfold, becoming both a close family friend and a trusted political associate whose tenure as secretary of labor spanned his entire administration. FDR and his presidential policies continue to be widely discussed in the classroom and in the media, and The Roosevelt I Knew offers a unique window onto the man whose courage and pioneering reforms still resonate in the lives of Americans today.