Growing Up Roosevelt: A Granddaughter's Memoir of Eleanor Roosevelt: A Granddaughter's Memoir of Eleanor Roosevelt
Growing Up Roosevelt: A Granddaughter's Memoir of Eleanor Roosevelt: A Granddaughter's Memoir of Eleanor Roosevelt
Nina Roosevelt Gibson
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ISBN: 9781438495132
Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press
Publication Date: 11/1/23
Binding: Hardcover
Age Range: -
Grade Range: NA-NA
Series: Excelsior Editions,
Pages:
Language: English
BISAC: Biography & Autobiography, Political, History, United States, and 20th Century
Related Subjects: Roosevelt, Eleanor, Roosevelt family, Homes and haunts, Presidents' spouses, United States, Grandmothers, New York (State), Hyde Park, Gibson, Nina Roosevelt, Childhood and youth, Travel, and Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (N.Y
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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.