Growing Up Roosevelt
A Granddaughter's Memoir of Eleanor Roosevelt
Seiten
2023
Excelsior Editions (Verlag)
978-1-4384-9513-2 (ISBN)
Excelsior Editions (Verlag)
978-1-4384-9513-2 (ISBN)
A granddaughter's intimate portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt at her longtime home of Val-Kill as well as on a diplomatic trip to Europe and the Middle East.
When Nina Roosevelt was just seven years old, her family moved from California to live with her grandmother at the small cottage, Val-Kill, in Hyde Park, New York. It was at Val-Kill Farm that Nina shared her childhood years with her remarkable grandmother, the woman who would change her life. To Nina, she was Grandmère, but, to most everyone else, she was Eleanor Roosevelt. Few people realize how important Val-Kill was for Eleanor Roosevelt. Returning "home again" nourished her, allowed her time for reflection, planning, and rejuvenation so that she could continue pouring her heart and soul into the needs of so many people the world over.
Growing Up Roosevelt gives an intimate picture of life at Val-Kill as well as Nina's wide-ranging experiences traveling as a teenager with her grandmother. Included are portraits of the family, staff, famous friends, people in need, and world leaders as disparate as Nikita Khrushchev, Haile Selassie, and John F. Kennedy. This book will appeal to anyone interested in the life and times of Eleanor Roosevelt, her work as a trailblazing political and feminist leader, and the intimate behind-the-scenes details that only her granddaughter can tell.
When Nina Roosevelt was just seven years old, her family moved from California to live with her grandmother at the small cottage, Val-Kill, in Hyde Park, New York. It was at Val-Kill Farm that Nina shared her childhood years with her remarkable grandmother, the woman who would change her life. To Nina, she was Grandmère, but, to most everyone else, she was Eleanor Roosevelt. Few people realize how important Val-Kill was for Eleanor Roosevelt. Returning "home again" nourished her, allowed her time for reflection, planning, and rejuvenation so that she could continue pouring her heart and soul into the needs of so many people the world over.
Growing Up Roosevelt gives an intimate picture of life at Val-Kill as well as Nina's wide-ranging experiences traveling as a teenager with her grandmother. Included are portraits of the family, staff, famous friends, people in need, and world leaders as disparate as Nikita Khrushchev, Haile Selassie, and John F. Kennedy. This book will appeal to anyone interested in the life and times of Eleanor Roosevelt, her work as a trailblazing political and feminist leader, and the intimate behind-the-scenes details that only her granddaughter can tell.
Nina Roosevelt Gibson lives in Vail, Arizona.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Arrival
2. Extended Family—The Curnans and the Entrups
3. Forays in Dutchess County
4. Val-Kill Visitors
5. Campobello—Our Beloved Island
6. Travels with Grandmère
7. Israel
8. Paris and London
9. Sally
10. Closing Doors—November 1962
11. Val-Kill in Transition
Epilogue Val-Kill Today
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.10.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Excelsior Editions |
| Zusatzinfo | Total Illustrations: 52 |
| Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 227 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4384-9513-7 / 1438495137 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4384-9513-2 / 9781438495132 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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