A Companion to Franklin D. Roosevelt presents a collection
of historiographical essays by leading scholars that provides a
comprehensive review of the scholarship on the president who led
the United States through the tumultuous period from the Great
Depression to the waning days of World War II.
* Represents a state-of-the-art assessment of current scholarship
on FDR, the only president elected to four terms of office and the
central figure in key events of the first half of the 20th
century
* Covers all aspects of FDR’s life and times, from his health,
relationships, and Supreme Court packing, to New Deal policies,
institutional issues, and international relations
* Features 35 essays by leading FDR scholars
Daftar Isi
List of Figures x
Preface xi
Notes on Contributors xiv
1 FDR Biographies 1
Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Jr
2 Eleanor Roosevelt Biographies 15
Norman W. Provizer
3 Pre-Presidential Career 34
Timothy W. Kneeland
4 Physical and Psychological Health 59
Robert P. Watson
5 The Election of 1932 77
Donald A. Ritchie
6 The 1936-1944 Campaigns 96
Sean J. Savage
7 Urban and Regional Interests 114
Stefano Luconi
8 Minorities 135
Cherisse Jones-Branch
9 Labor 155
Martin Halpern
10 Business 186
Patrick D. Reagan
11 Opponents at Home and Abroad 206
Joseph Edward Lee
12 FDR as a Communicator 222
Betty Houchin Winfield
13 The New Deal 238
June Hopkins
14 The Banking Crisis 259
James S. Olson and Brian Domitrovic
15 FDR and Agriculture 279
Jean Choate
16 Conservation 298
Byron W. Daynes
17 Political Culture 318
Richard M. Fried
18 Human Rights 340
Wesley K. Mosier
19 The Institutional Presidency 362
Rodney A. Grunes
20 Political and Administrative Style 385
Margaret C. Rung
21 The Congress 405
John Thomas Mc Guire
22 The Supreme Court 427
Stephen K. Shaw
23 The American Military 443
Lance Janda
24 Science and Technology 459
Peter K. Parides
25 Intelligence 480
R. Blake Dunnavent
26 Relations with the British and French 493
Kevin E. Smith
27 Relations with Canada 517
Galen Roger Perras
28 The Good Neighbor Policy and the Americas 542
Michael R. Hall
29 Relations with the Soviet Union 564
William E. Kinsella, Jr
30 Relations with China and India 590
William Ashbaugh
31 Relations with Japan 612
William Ashbaugh
32 Relations with Italy and Nazi Germany 636
Regina U. Gramer
33 Relations with Spain and European Neutrals 653
David A. Messenger
34 International Legacy 672
Mary Stockwell
35 Political Reputation 690
Patrick J. Maney
Bibliography 710
Index 732
Tentang Penulis
William D. Pederson is the American Studies Endowed Chair, Professor, and Director of the International Lincoln Center for American Studies at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. His most recent publications include James Madison (2008) and Lincoln Lessons (2009).