Eleanor and Franklin

Summary

A dual biography of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt, organized around the strained, evolving partnership at the center of one of the most consequential American marriages. Working from Eleanor's private papers and his own long friendship with her, Lash explores the impact of Franklin's affair with Lucy Mercer, Eleanor's emergence as an independent political force, and their joint stewardship of the New Deal and the war. The book recast Eleanor as a major historical figure in her own right.