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Author: Jan Jarboe Russell
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Scribner
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.30cm
Weight: 0.238kg
ISBN: 9781501198168
ISBN 10: 1501198165
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 05 April 2022
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General/trade
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Eleanor in the Village puts the focus on Eleanor as an individual separate from her roles as wife, mother and first lady. . . . [Russell] explores how life in the Village-with its radicals, artists, early feminists and lesbians-made an impact on Roosevelt's personal and political convictions, and by extension on her husband's liberalism. . . . a worthy addition to the library on her life. -Washington Post Engrossing. . . . a stimulating read. -Women's Review of Books The story of [Roosevelt's] liberation. . . . a complete portrait of a pioneering feminist and pivotal political figure. -New York Daily News Moving and beautifully observed. -New York Journal of Books A sympathetic portrait of Roosevelt, highlighting her long connection to Greenwich Village society and politics. . . . An admiring profile of an estimable woman. -Kirkus Reviews Immersive. . . . an original look at an iconic figure of American politics. -Publishers Weekly A riveting and enlightening account of Eleanor Roosevelt's fascinating life. . . . A terrible irony jumps off the pages of Russell's work here: We are still waging the same wars for equality and justice that Eleanor Roosevelt waged starting a century ago. -Bookreporter.com
Eleanor in the Village puts the focus on Eleanor as an individual separate from her roles as wife, mother and first lady. . . . [Russell] explores how life in the Village--with its radicals, artists, early feminists and lesbians--made an impact on Roosevelt's personal and political convictions, and by extension on her husband's liberalism. . . . a worthy addition to the library on her life. --Washington Post Engrossing. . . . a stimulating read. --Women's Review of Books The story of [Roosevelt's] liberation. . . . a complete portrait of a pioneering feminist and pivotal political figure. --New York Daily News Moving and beautifully observed. --New York Journal of Books A sympathetic portrait of Roosevelt, highlighting her long connection to Greenwich Village society and politics. . . . An admiring profile of an estimable woman. --Kirkus Reviews Immersive. . . . an original look at an iconic figure of American politics. --Publishers Weekly A riveting and enlightening account of Eleanor Roosevelt's fascinating life. . . . A terrible irony jumps off the pages of Russell's work here: We are still waging the same wars for equality and justice that Eleanor Roosevelt waged starting a century ago. --Bookreporter.com
Author Information
Jan Jarboe Russell is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Train to Crystal City: FDR’s Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America’s Only Family Internment Camp During World War II, winner of the Texas Institute of Letters Prize for Best Book of Nonfiction. She is a Neiman Fellow, a contributing editor for Texas Monthly, and has written for the San Antonio Express-News, The New York Times, Slate, and other magazines. She also compiled and edited They Lived to Tell the Tale. She lives in San Antonio, Texas, with her husband, Dr. Lewis F. Russell, Jr.
