Historian H.W. Brands is one of the greatest writers of historical biographies. This FDR biography received strong reviews and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

The Economist Magazine called this book "a masterpiece." The research is astonishing; the tidbits engrossing. It received great reviews from both the right, like Kissinger and Buckley, and the left, like Clinton. FDR led America through the Great Depression and to victory in WWII. This amazing book is a terrific history of the era. The author concludes that FDR was a great president.

This book won the Bancroft Prize and Francis Parkman Prize. The New Deal created SEC for safer financial markets, FDIC to end bank panics, Social Security, unemployment insurance, Fed Reserve Board, rural electricity, FHA (created modern mortgages), Fair Labor Standards Act, CCC jobs, ended the ruinous gold standard, ended the economic contraction, Wagner Act, farm supports, and GI Bill.

This book won the Francis Parkman Prize by the Society of American Historians. It presents outstanding profiles of all the major American commanders and FDR during World War II. FDR made the right strategic decisions again and again. He was terrific at picking the right leaders (sometimes out of obscurity) for the right job. Must read.

This well-researched book won the Pulitzer Prize and Francis Parkman Prize. The writing vividly paints the period. It explains the complex economics of the era in a way that most people can understand. It is the standard summary of the literature on the era. But it makes some harsh criticisms and downplays the strong FDR recovery, so supplement it with a general WWII book and a good FDR biography.

This book won the National Book Award and is THE classic book on Hitler's dark rise to power during the depression, his crimes, and the catastrohic world war of world conquest he started. 60 million people died in World War II. This is one of the best-selling books of all-time. Must read!

This book is a terrific summary of the New Deal. Much of it endures. The New Deal ended disastrous gold standard, created SEC for safer markets, FDIC ended bank panics, HOLC saved mortgages, FHA created modern mortgages, Fed Reserve Board, CCC, WPA infrastructure jobs, Glass-Steagall Act, rural electricity, Social Security, unemployment insurance, Fair Labor Standards Act, farm supports, GI Bill…

*Starred Review* An excellent book about how the New Deal and American workers built America's infrastructure during the Great Depression, building the groundwork for decades of booming economic growth. Other countries, such as Japan and China, have copied New Deal-style capitalism to great success: free markets with government investements and sensible regulations.

This is a great introduction to Franklin Roosevelt and his era for elementary school children.

Franklin Roosevelt was clever. Warren Kimball was a great scholar of foreign policy during World War II. In this concise and readable book, he explains FDR's foreign policy. Roosevelt said, "I am a juggler" and that he would do whatever it took to win the war against Hitler, even if it meant being cunning.

Roosevelt did not want anyone to know he was a paraplegic who could not move his body below his waist. Instead, his vibrant personality, confident optimism, and silver tongue conveyed a vigorous immage of charisma. He was a big, strong man.

This book won the Pulitzer Prize and is a fascinating history of the Roosevelts. Although it is out of print, you can easily buy a good copy used at a good price.

...and this is volume two, which emphasized the first 100 days of Roosevelt's presidency.

This scholarly masterpiece won the George Louis Beer Prize. It brilliantly explains the causes, major events, and reasons behind events - what and why – of World War Two. This is the best scholarly book on World War Two.

This book won the Bancroft Prize. It is the definitive scholarly history of Franklin Roosevelt's foreign policy. Also read Warren Kimball's "The Juggler" and Conrad Black's "Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom," which emphasizes FDR's foreign policy.

This is the most reputable book about FDR's declining health in his third term and his health in general. The best FDR biographies also cover this issue well.