An intimate history chronicles the lives of theodore, franklin and eleanor roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential. Written as the companion book to the documentary series that aired in the fall, the roosevelts. This handsome, engaging, revelatory book is an intimate history of three extraordinary individuals from the same extraordinary familytheodore, eleanor, and. The adventurous life, political rise and personal tragedies of theodore roosevelt.
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