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Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

H.W. Brands

"A sweeping biography of the life and political career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt draws on archival materials, public speeches, interviews with family and colleagues, and personal correspondence to examine FDR's political leadership in a dark time of Depression and war, his championship of the poor, his revolutionary New Deal legislation, and his legacy for the future"--OCLC

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyAward Category: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography -> BiographyAward Category: Biography -> BiographyPresidential BiographyPresidency & Executive PowerClass, Poverty & Inequality

Award History

0 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in Biography or AutobiographyMajor2009FinalistSecondary source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyMajor2008FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Franklin Delano Roosevelt90%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    38 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

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