Peyser, Marc N.

Summary: Examines the relationship between cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, "revealing the contentious bond between two political trailblazers who short-circuited the rules of gender and power, each in her own way"--Dust jacket flap.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2015

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Caroli, Betty Boyd.

Summary: Draws from letters, memoirs, and interviews to chronicle the lives of nine women from the Roosevelt clan, covering a period of 150 years; discussing their activities as wives, mothers, authors, campaigners, and socialites.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1998

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Mann, William J.

Summary: "Drawing on previously hidden historical documents and interviews with the long-silent "illegitimate" branch of the family, William J. Mann paints an elegant, meticulously researched, and groundbreaking group portrait of this legendary family. Mann argues that the Roosevelts’ rise to power and prestige was actually driven by a series of intense personal contest that at times devolved into blood...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016

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