FDR's Funeral Train
A Betrayed Widow, a Soviet Spy, and a Presidency in the Balance
(Sprache: Englisch)
The journey of FDR's funeral train was fraught with heartbreak and scandal. Weaving together information from diaries and declassified documents, Klara enters the world on board that famous train. He chronicles three days during which the country grieved,...
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The journey of FDR's funeral train was fraught with heartbreak and scandal. Weaving together information from diaries and declassified documents, Klara enters the world on board that famous train. He chronicles three days during which the country grieved, and a new president hammered out the policies that would win the Second World War.
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In April 1945, the funeral train carrying the body of Franklin D. Roosevelt embarked on a three-day, thousand-mile odyssey through nine states before reaching the president's home where he was buried. Many who would recall the journey later would agree it was a foolhardy idea to start with - putting every important elected figure in Washington on a single train during the biggest war in history. For the American people, of course, the funeral train was just that - the train bearing the body of deceased FDR. It passed with darkened windows; few gave thought to what might be happening aboard. A closer look inside the train, however, would reveal a Soviet spy about to leak a state secret, a newly widowed Eleanor Roosevelt, who just found out that her husband's mistress was in the room when he died, and the entire family of incoming president Harry S. Truman. The thrilling story of what took place behind the Pullman shades, where women whispered and men tossed back highballs, has never been told. On the occasion of the sixty-fifth anniversary of FDR's death, Klara chronicles the action-packed threeiday train ride during which, among other things, Truman hammered out the policies that would galvanize a country in mourning and win the Second World War. "This is popular history at its best: engaging, informative and insightful. It is very well written and a pure pleasure to read." - The Christian Science Monitor
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „FDR's Funeral Train “
Prologue Pine Mountain
The Mainline
The West Hall
Twelve Long Hours
The Train of Secrets
Car No.3
Where the Sundial Stands
Homeward
"We do not fear the future"
Aftermath
Autoren-Porträt von Robert Klara
ROBERT KLARA is an Editor and Writer. His work has appeared in The New York Times , the New York Daily News , American Heritage , New Jersey Monthly , and The Christian Science Monitor . Klara has been a Staff Editor for numerous magazines, including Town & Country and Architecture , and has also worked as a Researcher for legendary author Gay Talese. He lives in New York City, USA
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Robert Klara
- 2011, 272 Seiten, Maße: 23,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Macmillan Education
- ISBN-10: 0230108032
- ISBN-13: 9780230108035
Sprache:
Englisch
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