The Buying of the Presidency? Franklin D. Roosevelt, the New Deal, and the Election of 1936

by Si Sheppard

This groundbreaking work tells the true story behind Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1936 reelection, drawing upon never-before-published personal files to expose a nexus of patronage and power that changed America forever.

FDR's 1936 reelection represented his greatest political triumph. Yet the election remains largely unstudied despite the fact that critical decisions by some of the most colorful--and controversial--characters in American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144083105X
• ISBN13: 9781440831058
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years