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Happy Days Are Here Again: The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergence of FDR -- and How America Was Changed Forever

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By Steve Neal (au)
Year: 2004
Pages: 371
Binding Paperback
ISBN 9780060013776

Product Code: 1437967353

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Political conventions in years past were more than pep rallies for preselected candidates -- they were suspenseful, no-holds-barred battles for the nomination. In 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the man who would become one of America’s most beloved presidents, was far from a shoo-in for the Democratic nomination at the party’s convention in Chicago. Using new sources of information, award-winning reporter Steve Neal weaves the compelling story of how FDR finally got the nod along with the personalities of the day who influenced the decision, including Joseph P. Kennedy, Al Smith, Huey Long, and William Randolph Hearst. Photos. “A rousingly good read and a fascinating study of a critical turning point in American history.”

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