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For the Survival of Democracy by Alonzo L. Hamby (Paperback, 2007)

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Franklin D. Roosevelt is remembered as one of America's greatest presidents, a leader who guided us through depression and war. Yet for the period prior to World War II, we rarely think of him in a global context, active as an extraordinary international figure during the crisis years that destroyed the old order and catalyzed the changes that created the world we still inhabit. Truly, it was a time of struggle for the survival of democracy. In For the Survival of Democracy, master historian Alonzo Hamby offers a gripping and revisionist comparative history of this turbulent era, allowing Roosevelt to be viewed in comparison with Stanley Baldwin in Britain, Adolf Hitler in Germany, and a host of supporting yet crucial players. Combining deft character sketches with surprising interpretations of world leaders, Hamby takes us back to a time when nationalism seized the West, when Hitler cloaked his evil in tactical brilliance, and when passive leaders were destined to be swept aside. Franklin Roosevelt emerges as the Depression's most imposing leader. A charismatic personality committed to radical change, a masterful popular communicator, Roosevelt saw inconsistency between democracy and personal power. Like many great men, he achieved great things but also made great mistakes. Hamby describes in detail his inspiring leadership and the social transformations he wrought, and also examines his failure to achieve ecomic recovery in the United States long after Germany and Britain accomplished it. The ecomic catastrophe of the decade before World War II, coupled with the rise of fascism, contains all the drama and high stakes of a fight for survival, during which FDR proved himself to be an essential warrior. In America, in small part thanks to Franklin Roosevelt, democracy survived to fight ather day, and to prevail. Never before has the decade prior to the war been brought to life so vividly, and never have Franklin Roosevelt's achievements been made so clear.

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Publisher
Fireside Books, Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1416568212
ISBN-13
9781416568216
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106652288

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Author
Alonzo L. Hamby
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Regional History

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Place of Publication
New York, NY
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Alonzo L. Hamby is the author of the critically acclaimed books Beyond the New Deal and Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of History at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where he also lives.
Date of Publication
27/06/2007
Country of Publication
United States

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