FDR in American Memory : Roosevelt and the Making of an Icon /

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"This book analyzes Franklin D. Roosevelt's construction as a cultural icon in American memory from two perspectives. First, the author examines the historical leader who intentionally shaped his own public image. Second, she looks at portrayals and negotiations of FDR as an icon in cultur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Polak, Sara, 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945 > Commemoration.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945 > Public opinion.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945 > Influence.
Public opinion.
Press and politics.
Presidents in motion pictures.
Presidents.
Politics and government > Historiography.
People with disabilities.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Collective memory.
Collective memory > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
People with disabilities > United States > Biography.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Press and politics > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945 > Historiography.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"This book analyzes Franklin D. Roosevelt's construction as a cultural icon in American memory from two perspectives. First, the author examines the historical leader who intentionally shaped his own public image. Second, she looks at portrayals and negotiations of FDR as an icon in cultural memory from the vantage point of the early twenty-first century"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781421442846

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