1882-1945

Examines the year 1944 and the decisions faced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Presents the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt with particular focus on the history, accomplishments, and legacy of his presidency.

Looks at the life and work of inventor Robert Goddard, the man who is credited with being the father of modern rocketry.

Examines the life and presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the longest serving president in United States history.

In autumn 1932 Tommy McKnight, a twelve-year-old boy disabled by polio, and bullied at school for his disability--but inspired by Franklin Roosevelt's story and his campaign for the presidency, decides to run for the seventh grade class presidency at his Brooklyn school.

The Great Depression began when the never-ending party of the Roaring Twenties came to a sudden half. On October 29, 1929, which became known as (3z(BBlack Tuesday,(3y (Bthe stock market crashed, starting a downward economic slide.

The year 1944 was perhaps the most important year in the 20th century. American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt was at the pinnacle of his wartime leadership and his campaign for reelection, the planning of Operation Overlord (D-Day) with Britain's Winston Churchill and Russia's Joseph Stalin was in progress, Paris was liberated from Nazi Germany, the Battle of the Bulge took place, and numerous conferences on peace-time were starting. But millions of lives were still at stake as Roosevelt became fully aware of the true scope of the Final Solution -- the death of all Jews by the Nazis. Roosevelt's rapidly deteriorating health was a closely guarded secret as he was forced to make momentous decisions : was winning the war the best way to rescue the Jews? -- or was the actual bombing of the death camps the solution?.

Looks at the life and career of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States.

"On the eve of World War I, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt, fiercely ambitious and still untouched by polio, fell in love with his wife's social secretary, Lucy Mercer. When Eleanor stumbled onto evidence of the affair, divorce was discussed, but honor and ambition won out. Franklin promised he would never see Lucy again." "Ellen Feldman's novel brings sympathy and insight to bear on the connection between these three compelling characters. When Franklin and Lucy did meet again, it was across the divide of his illness and political ascendancy, her marriage and widowhood. As he prepared to run for an unprecedented third term and lead America into another world war, he turned to Lucy for the warmth and unconditional approval Eleanor was unable to give.".