Details

Edition

1st American ed.

Description

128 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 21 cm.

Series

DK biography

DK biography.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [124-125]) and index.

Contents

Little Nell -- Granny -- "Thinking of you always" -- Living with Grandmother Hall -- Taste of independence -- Volunteer and debutante -- "Happiness!" -- Family, friends, and politics -- Fever at Campobello -- Courage -- Teacher, writer, and first lady of New York -- New deal -- "The trouble I've seen" -- World at war -- New calling -- Life as an adventure -- "You learn by living" -- "Her glow had warmed the world" -- Timeline -- Bibliography -- Index -- Organizations of interest.

Summary

Biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and a political figure in her own right.

Subject

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Juvenile literature.

Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

ISBN

0756614961 (pbk.)

9780756614966 (pbk.)

0756614953 (hdbk.)

9780756614959 (hdbk.)