An edition of Fdr's Splendid Deception (1985)

Fdr's Splendid Deception

The Moving Story of Roosevelt's Massive Disability-And the Intense Efforts to Conceal It from the Public

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An edition of Fdr's Splendid Deception (1985)

Fdr's Splendid Deception

The Moving Story of Roosevelt's Massive Disability-And the Intense Efforts to Conceal It from the Public

3 edition
  • 3 Want to read

FDR's Splendid Deception is an intensely personal view of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This truly remarkable biography of SBR has been widely acclaimed by reviewers and historians alike as a new look at a complex inner Roosevelt. Revised and updated, this moving story of FBR's massive disability -- and the intense efforts to conceal it from the public -- has been widely acknowledged as revising the understanding of Roosevelt's personality and decision-making process. Completely apolitical, the book offers a unique, intimate, and compassionate reappraisal of America's most successful disabled person -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR was a paraplegic polio who could not stand without braces nor walk without skilled assistance. Yet he was elected president of the United States four times. The public knew that FDR was lame from polio, but they were never told of the true extent of his disability. No press photo was ever published of the president in a wheelchair or in any situation that emphasized his paralysis. Likewise, the Secret Service saw to it that the president was never allowed to appear crippled in public. To a certain extent the public preferred not to see the degree of his handicap, and Roosevelt refused to admit even to himself the extent of his disability. This was FDR's "splendid deception." - Jacket flap.

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Vandamere Press
Language
English
Pages
242

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Cover of: Fdr's Splendid Deception
Cover of: Fdr's Splendid Deception
Fdr's Splendid Deception
August 1998, Vandamere Pr
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Cover of: Fdr's Splendid Deception
Fdr's Splendid Deception: The Moving Story of Roosevelt's Massive Disability-And the Intense Efforts to Conceal It from the Public
September 1993, Vandamere Press
Hardcover in English - Revised edition
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Fdr's Splendid Deception
November 1992, Cherokee Publishing Company (GA)
Hardcover in English
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FDR's splendid deception
1985, Dodd, Mead
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: FDR's splendid deception
FDR's splendid deception
1985, Dodd, Mead
in English - 1st ed.

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Library of Congress
E807 .G34 1999

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
242
Dimensions
9.1 x 6 x 1.2 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8340963M
Internet Archive
fdrssplendiddece0000gall
ISBN 10
0918339502
ISBN 13
9780918339508
OCLC/WorldCat
41146319
Library Thing
633116
Goodreads
1159871

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