An edition of Someone to watch over me
(2017)
Someone to watch over me
a portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt and the tortured father who shaped her life
by Eric Burns
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Eleanor Roosevelt's loveless marriage with FDR was no secret, and she had a cold relationship with most of her family, as well. Yet she was a warm person, beloved by friends, and her humanitarian work still influences the world today. Burns shows how Eleanor was shaped by her father Elliott, a lost spirit with a bittersweet story. Brother to Theodore Roosevelt, Elliot would eventually succumb to alcoholism and would be exiled to the Virginia countryside. But he kept up a close correspondence with his daughter. Burns reveals new facets to the lives of these pillars of American history.
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Fathers and daughters, Presidents' spouses, Politics and government, Biography, Roosevelt, eleanor, 1884-1962, Roosevelt, franklin d. (franklin delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, elliott, 1910-1990, Presidents' spouses, united states, United states, politics and government, 20th century, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Roosevelt, Elliott Bulloch, 1860-1894, Fathers and daughters -- United States -- Biography, Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography, United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945Places
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Someone to Watch Over Me: A Portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt and the Tortured Father Who Shaped Her Life
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Someone to watch over me: a portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt and the tortured father who shaped her life
2017, Pegasus Books
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1681773287 9781681773285
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Table of Contents
First note to readers: The problems of the story
Prologue: Human rights
Elliott
Anna
Courtship
Marriage
Nell's homeliness
Nell's shyness
Nell's fears
Nell's loneliness
Nell's coldness
Second note to readers: The center of the mural
Father, 1873-89
Daughter, 1917-28
Father, 1890-92
Daughter, 1932-36
Father, 1891
Daughter, 1920s-1950s
Father, 1892-93
Daughter, 1936-62
Father, 1892-94
Daughter, 1948-59
Father, 1894
Daughter, 1952-62
Two legacies
Epilogue: The goodnight kiss.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278) and index.
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