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Unlikely Heroes is the most exciting book written about FDR's presidency in decades. Finally, we see exactly how he led the nation. -- James Strock, author of Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership A brilliantly captivating portrait of Roosevelt and his four most important associates...A unique perspective on the twelve tumultuous years of FDR's presidency, it is full of illuminating insights into the upheavals of America today. -- Liaquat Ahamed, Pulitzer-winning author A fascinating and absorbing analysis of FDR's brilliantly chosen team of four courageous and creative men and women. -- Susan Dunn, author of 1940 Leebaert has done the near impossible crafted a fresh and challenging portrait of the man and his inner circle. -- Richard Norton Smith, author of An Uncommon Man

A brilliantly captivating portrait of Roosevelt and his four most important associates, revealing their interwoven lives and friendships. Not only does it provide a unique perspective on the twelve tumultuous years of FDR's presidency, it is full of illuminating insights into the upheavals of America today. -- Liaquat Ahamed, Pulitzer-winning author A fascinating and absorbing analysis of FDR's brilliantly chosen team of four courageous and creative men and women. -- Susan Dunn, author of 1940 Leebaert has done the near impossible crafted a fresh and challenging portrait of the man and his inner circle. -- Richard Norton Smith, author of An Uncommon Man

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Derek Leebaert won the biennial 2020 Truman Book Award for Grand Improvisation: America Confronts the British Superpower, 1945-1957. His previous books include Magic and Mayhem: The Delusions of American Foreign Policy from Korea to Afghanistan and To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, both Washington Post Best Books of the Year. He was a founding editor of the Harvard/MIT journal International Security and is a cofounder of the National Museum of the United States Army. He holds a D.Phil from Oxford and lives in Washington, DC. L. J. Ganser is a multiple Audie Award-winning narrator with over six hundred titles recorded to date. Prized for versatility, his work ranges from preschool books to crime noir thrillers, from astronomical adventures in both science and science fiction, to Arctic Circle high school basketball stories. He lives in New York City with his family and dog, Mars.

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