A President in Our Midst
Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia
Title Details
Pages: 272
Illustrations: 200 b&w photos
Trim size: 10.000in x 8.000in
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Paperback
Pub Date: 06/01/2017
ISBN: 9-780-8203-5299-2
List Price: $29.95
Subsidies and Partnerships
Published in association with Georgia Humanities
Published with the generous support of Norman and Emmy Lou Illges Foundation
Related Subjects
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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A President in Our Midst
Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia
The Georgia–FDR connection and what it meant for the entire country
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited Georgia forty-one times between 1924 and 1945. This rich gathering of photographs and remembrances documents the vital role of Georgia’s people and places in FDR’s rise from his position as a despairing politician daunted by disease to his role as a revered leader who guided the country through its worst depression and a world war.
A native New Yorker, FDR called Georgia his “other state.” Seeking relief from the devastating effects of polio, he was first drawn there by the reputed healing powers of the waters at Warm Springs. FDR immediately took to Georgia, and the attraction was mutual. Nearly two hundred photos show him working and convalescing at the Little White House, addressing crowds, sparring with reporters, visiting fellow polio patients, and touring the countryside. Quotes by Georgians from a variety of backgrounds hint at the countless lives he touched during his time in the state.
In Georgia, away from the limelight, FDR became skilled at projecting strength while masking polio’s symptoms. Georgia was also his social laboratory, where he floated new ideas to the press and populace and tested economic recovery projects that were later rolled out nationally. Most important, FDR learned to love and respect common Americans—beginning with the farmers, teachers, maids, railroad workers, and others he met in Georgia.
—Jamil S. Zainaldin, President, Georgia Humanities Council
—James Tobin, author of The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency
—Winston Skinner, Newnan Times-Herald
—Joy Bolt, Georgia Library Quarterly
Winner
Georgia Author of the Year Awards, Georgia Writers Association
Winner
Award for Excellence in Research, Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council