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Tobin James - Master Of His Fate Roosevelt's Rise From Polio To The Presidency - Hardcover
Tobin James - Master Of His Fate Roosevelt's Rise From Polio To The Presidency - Hardcover
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Description: Master of His Fate by James Tobin is an inspiring middle - grade biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt with a focus on his battle with polio and how his disease set him on the course to become president. In 1921, FDR contracted polio. Just as he began to set his sights on the New York governorship and with great hope the presidency FDR became paralyzed from the waist down. FDR faced a radical choice: give up politics or reenter the arena with a disability something never seen before. With the help of Eleanor and close friends Roosevelt made valiant strides toward rehabilitation and became even more focused on becoming president proving that misfortune sometimes turns out to be a portal to unexpected opportunities and rewards even to greatness. This groundbreaking political biography richly weaves together medicine disability narratives and presidential history. Christy Ottaviano Books
Title: Master Of His Fate Roosevelt's Rise From Polio To The Presidency
Author(s): Tobin James
Publisher: Henry Holt And Co. (Byr)
Barcode: 9781627795203
Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 3/23/2021
Description: Master of His Fate by James Tobin is an inspiring middle - grade biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt with a focus on his battle with polio and how his disease set him on the course to become president. In 1921, FDR contracted polio. Just as he began to set his sights on the New York governorship and with great hope the presidency FDR became paralyzed from the waist down. FDR faced a radical choice: give up politics or reenter the arena with a disability something never seen before. With the help of Eleanor and close friends Roosevelt made valiant strides toward rehabilitation and became even more focused on becoming president proving that misfortune sometimes turns out to be a portal to unexpected opportunities and rewards even to greatness. This groundbreaking political biography richly weaves together medicine disability narratives and presidential history. Christy Ottaviano Books
Title: Master Of His Fate Roosevelt's Rise From Polio To The Presidency
Author(s): Tobin James
Publisher: Henry Holt And Co. (Byr)
Barcode: 9781627795203
Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 3/23/2021
