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48 pp.
| Dutton |
December, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-525-47259-2$17.99
(4)
4-6
Uncondescendingly, Harness begins with the Roosevelts' privileged early lives, then emphasizes their groundbreaking efforts for social justice and wartime leadership amid complex personal lives, including Eleanor's unhappy childhood and domineering mother-in-law and Franklin's polio, but excluding some other difficulties. Though Harness's color illustrations are effective, the sepia-toned ones convey even more emotion. Timeline. Bib.