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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was arguably the greatest amount of the twentieth century. While FDR’s established circle was predominantly male, it was his connections with women–particularly with Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd–that a lot of vividly bring to light the human being beneath this towering statesman. It really is no coincidence that Rutherfurd was with Roosevelt the day he died in Warm Springs, Georgia, along with two other close women companions. In Franklin and Lucy, acclaimed author and historian Joseph E. Persico explores FDR’s relationship with Lucy Rutherfurd, which was way deeper and lasted a lot longer than was previously recognized. Persico’s provocative conclusions about their romantic relationship are informed with a revealing selection of options, including never-before-published characters and documents from Lucy Rutherfurd’s real estate that attest to the intensity and opportunity of the affair.
FDR’s reference to Lucy also creates an opportunity for Persico to take a more penetrating go through the other ladies in FDR’s life. We come to see more plainly how FDR’s infidelity as a partner contributed to Eleanor’s eventual transformation from a repressed Victorian to perhaps the greatest American female of her century; how the shaping side of FDR’s strong-willed mom helped to imbue him with the resolve to get over personal and general population adversity throughout his life; and how other women around FDR, including his “surrogate spouse,” Missy LeHand, and his close confidante, the obscure Margaret “Daisy” Suckley, completed the globe that he inhabited.
Franklin and Lucy is a fantastic go through the private life of an leader who continues to fascinate scholars and everyone alike. In focusing on Lucy Rutherfurd and the myriad women who mattered to Roosevelt, Persico paints a more intimate portrait than we've heretofore had of the enigmatic giant of American history.
