Franklin and Lucy
President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd,
and the Other Remarkable
Women in His Life

Joseph E. Persico

　　　　　
有別於以往單刀直入的紀傳體，知名傳記作家約瑟夫．波斯科此回以羅斯福婚外情為切入點，記述這位廿世紀最廣為人知的美國總統，與其情婦露西間的故事。執政時歷經經濟大蕭條、第二次世界大戰、租借法案等重大事件，對內推行羅斯福新政，對外則大舉主導國際事務，波斯科以其獨特的筆法，藉由《羅》一書呈現羅斯福所不為人知的一面，及其情感世界對其施政的影響。

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was arguably the greatest figure of the twentieth century. While FDR＇s official circle was predominantly male, it was his relationships with women–particularly with Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd–that most vividly bring to light the human being beneath this towering statesman. It 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 romance with Lucy Rutherfurd, which was far deeper and lasted much longer than was previously acknowledged. Persico＇s provocative conclusions about their relationship are informed by a revealing range of sources, including never-before-published letters and documents from Lucy Rutherfurd＇s estate that attest to the intensity and scope of the affair.

FDR＇s connection with Lucy also creates an opportunity for Persico to take a more penetrating look at the other women in FDR＇s life. We come to see more clearly how FDR＇s infidelity as a husband contributed to Eleanor＇s eventual transformation from a repressed Victorian to perhaps the greatest American woman of her century; how the shaping hand of FDR＇s strong-willed mother helped to imbue him with the resolve to overcome personal and public 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 world that he inhabited.

Franklin and Lucy is an extraordinary look at the private life of a leader who continues to fascinate scholars and the general public alike. In focusing on Lucy Rutherfurd and the myriad women who mattered to Roosevelt, Persico paints a more intimate portrait than we have heretofore had of this enigmatic giant of American history.
　　　

■麥可．高迪／Michael Cordy
Joseph E. Persico is the author of Roosevelt＇s Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage; Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918–World War I and Its Violent Climax; Piercing the Reich; and Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial, which was made into a television docudrama. He also collaborated with Colin Powell on his autobiography, My American Journey. He lives in Guilderland, New York.
　　　

　　　　
作者：約瑟夫．波斯科／Joseph E. Persico
版本：First Edition
規格：精裝／Hardback，16.4x 24.1 x 3.5 cm，464
出版商：Random House
出版日期：2008年04月29日
語言：英文
ISBN-13：978-1-4000-6442-7
非新品書緣微泛黃，前十三頁劃記，其餘未曾使用，附保護書套，不介意物品狀況再行購買。
Condition: Good. Pre-owned book with underlining of text at the first 13 pages, yet the rest pages have never been used. No missing pages nor anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. All pages are intact. With dust jacket.

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