Doris Kearns Goodwin
Autore di Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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Doris Kearns Goodwin was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 4, 1943. She received a bachelor of arts degree from Colby College in 1964 and a Ph.D. in government from Harvard University in 1968. She taught at Harvard University and worked as an assistant to President Lyndon Johnson during his mostra altro last year in the White House. She has written numerous books including The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, Wait Till Next Year, and The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism, and Leadership: In Turbulent Times. She has received numerous awards including Pulitzer Prize in history, the Harold Washington Literary Award, the Ambassador Book Award for No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II, and the Lincoln Prize and the Book Prize for American History for Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Goodwin, Doris Kearns
- Altri nomi
- Kearns, Doris Helen
- Data di nascita
- 1943-01-04
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Rockville Centre, New York, USA
Concord, Massachusetts, USA - Istruzione
- Colby College
Harvard University - Attività lavorative
- professor
historian
political commentator
biographer - Relazioni
- Goodwin, Richard N. (husband)
- Organizzazioni
- Harvard University
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Charles Frankel Prize (1996)
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (1964)
White House Fellow (1967)
Utenti
Discussioni
2012 Team of Rivals Group Read, November in 75 Books Challenge for 2012 (Gennaio 2013)
Group reading of The Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, in November 2012 in 75 Books Challenge for 2012 (Novembre 2012)
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt… di Doris Kearns Goodwin
A well described history of Franklin D Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt. An interesting view of the time of the second world war from the American point of view.
This account of the relationships between Lincoln and the members of his Cabinet and his Generals held my interest throughout.
FROM AMAZON: With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines—Eleanor and Franklin’s marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor’s life as First Lady, and FDR’s White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born.
I really appreciated the details of our run up to WWII.
I was surprised at the level of anti-Semitism in the country.
I hadn't understood the full depth of the situation England was in, and their desperate need for help. I had not understood the magnitude of the loss at Dunkirk.
I was amazed at the productivity of the US manufacturing machine, once Roosevelt was able to to get it cranked up.
I was amazed at the depth of the isolationist feeling in the USA, and how delicately FDR had to handle to movement toward war preparation.
I was surprised at the level of support we provided Russia (who also needed help on the Eastern front). A tidbit: Stalin refused to fly!
The Japanese soldier's commitment to their casue (or theri emperor) was incredible.
I was surprised and disappointed in the inability of so many of our national leaders (both business and govt) to see the implications of the German war machine.
I was surprised at the depth of the engagement of Eleanor in the matters of social justice and civil rights.
An excellent read.
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I was surprised at the level of anti-Semitism in the country.
I hadn't understood the full depth of the situation England was in, and their desperate need for help. I had not understood the magnitude of the loss at Dunkirk.
I was amazed at the productivity of the US manufacturing machine, once Roosevelt was able to to get it cranked up.
I was amazed at the depth of the isolationist feeling in the USA, and how delicately FDR had to handle to movement toward war preparation.
I was surprised at the level of support we provided Russia (who also needed help on the Eastern front). A tidbit: Stalin refused to fly!
The Japanese soldier's commitment to their casue (or theri emperor) was incredible.
I was surprised and disappointed in the inability of so many of our national leaders (both business and govt) to see the implications of the German war machine.
I was surprised at the depth of the engagement of Eleanor in the matters of social justice and civil rights.
An excellent read.
… (altro)
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- Popolarità
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- Voto
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- Recensioni
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- ISBN
- 147
- Lingue
- 7
- Preferito da
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- Citazioni
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