Nothing to Fear

Award-winning Roosevelt biographer Hugh Gregory Gallagher offers an intimate glimpse into FDR's life and times with this thoroughly-researched, unique selection of photographs. Each chapter of this stunning new photo-biography of the greatest American president of the Twentieth Century begins with a short, concise account providing an honest assessment of FDR at the various stages of his life. Step by step, the major events of FDR's life unfold: the early years, his marriage to Eleanor, his entry into politics, polio, the Great Depression, and World War II. The last chapter reviews the changes in American society and government made by FDR that are his lasting legacy. The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs of FDR, his family, and the important leaders and events of those amazing years. The most famous photographs of the President are included as well as many never before published. The photographs selected portray a delicate balance of the public and private FDR, and attempt to present him as a complete person.