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Hidden in eighteen archives boxes were the 30‑year correspondence of Eleanor Roosevelt and Associated Press reporter Lorena Hickok. Journalist and historian Rodger Streitmatter transcribes and annotates 300 letters that illuminate a passionate and enduring bond. The letters, written with the candor of personal diary entries, expose the private thoughts, feelings, and motivations of both women. They offer a new glimpse of Eleanor Roosevelt—determined, politically skilled, yet also sarcastic, tender, vulnerable, and occasionally judgmental—challenging the public image of the First Lady.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Eleanor Roosevelt
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