The Making of Franklin D. Roosevelt

This definitive account of F.D.R.'s bout with polio, originally published by Abt Books in 1982, offers a new insight into how Roosevelt's struggle with crippling disease gave him greater strength and understanding as a human being. As a rehabilitation psychologist, the author gained access to little-known medical records and quotes extensively from interviews with Roosevelt's doctors, surviving Harvard classmates, Margaret Suckley, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, and several Warm Springs associates. Co-published with Abt Books.