The Wars of the Roosevelts: The Ruthless Rise of America's Greatest Political Family

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William J. Mann

The Wars of the Roosevelts

The Ruthless Rise of America's Greatest Political Family

William J. Mann

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English

Harper Collins
05 February 2018

Biography: historical, political & military; History; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

Drawing on previously hidden historical documents and interviews with the long-silent “illegitimate” branch of the family, William J. Mann paints an elegant, meticulously researched, and groundbreaking group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

Central to The Wars of the Roosevelts is a fascinating alternate picture of Eleanor Roosevelt, who, Mann argues, experienced this brutality firsthand, witnessing her uncle Theodore cruelly destroy her father, Elliott Theodore’s brother and bitter rival for political expediency. Eleanor bore a grudge against TR for the rest of her life. In addition, her intimate relationships with both men and women are handled here with a sensibility grounded in twenty-first-century awareness, without any obfuscations, explanations, or labels.

Mann also brilliantly brings into focus Eleanor’s cousins, TR’s children Alice, Ted, and Kermit whose stories propelled the family rivalry (especially once Franklin became president) but have never before been fully chronicled. We also learn for the first time the story of Eleanor’s illegitimate half-brother, Elliott Roosevelt Mann, who inherited his family’s ambition and skills without their name and privilege, and whom TR did his best to exile.

Illustrated with never-before-seen photographs from Elliott’s archives, The Wars of the Roosevelts is a deeply psychological and finely rendered history, illuminating not only the enviable strengths but also the profound shame of this remarkable and influential family.

By: William J. Mann
Imprint: Harper Collins
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 466g
ISBN: 9780062383341
ISBN 10: 0062383345
Pages: 656
Publication Date: 05 February 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William J. Mann is the New York Times bestselling author of Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn; How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood; Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand; and Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, winner of the Lambda Literary Award. He divides his time between Connecticut and Cape Cod.