2010 Roosevelt Reading Festival

June 19, 2010

6 Programs

Stephen Ortiz talked about his book Beyond the Bonus March and GI Bill: How Veteran Politics Shaped the New Deal Era (New York University Press, 2009). In his book he presents a history of .. Read More
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39 minutes

Tags: Festival, Roosevelt, Franklin, Veterans
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Length: 00:39:04

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  • Koch, Cynthia

    Director Roosevelt (Franklin) Presidential Library and Museum
  • Ortiz, Stephen

    Assistant Professor Bowling Green State University->History Department
Tonya Bolden talked about her book for middle-school children, FDR's Alphabet Soup: New Deal America 1932-1939 (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2010). Ms. Bolden's book examines President .. Read More
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36 minutes

Tags: Festival, Books for children, Roosevelt, Franklin
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Length: 00:36:40

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Historian Andrew Roberts talked about his book Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945 (Harper, 2009; Harper Perennial, 2010). In his book he describes the .. Read More
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37 minutes

Tags: Festival, World War II
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Length: 00:37:07

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Lauren Sklaroff talked about her book Black Culture and the New Deal: The Quest for Civil Rights in the Roosevelt Era (University of North Carolina Press, 2009). In her book she examines New .. Read More
428 views
39 minutes

Tags: Festival, Roosevelt, Franklin, Culture, African Americans, Racial Relations
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Length: 00:39:30

Speakers

  • Koch, Cynthia

    Director Roosevelt (Franklin) Presidential Library and Museum
  • Sklaroff, Lauren

    Assistant Professor University of South Carolina->History Department
Julie Fenster talked about her book FDR's Shadow: Louis Howe, The Force That Shaped Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). In her book she recounts the life of Louis Howe, .. Read More
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43 minutes

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Length: 00:43:16

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Alan Brinkley, former provost of Columbia University, talked about his book Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Oxford University Press, 2009). He recounts the life of the thirty-second president from .. Read More
890 views
59 minutes

Tags: Festival, Roosevelt, Franklin
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Length: 00:59:02

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