Courage in a Dangerous World: The Political Writings of Eleanor Roosevelt

Edited by Allida M. Black

Paper, 360 pages, 30 photos
ISBN: 978-0-231-11181-2
$28.00 / £16.50

February, 1999
Cloth, 360 pages, 30 photos
ISBN: 978-0-231-11180-5
$83.50 / £49.00

"Black . . . has struck archival gold." — Library Journal

"The intelligent writings of Roosevelt are both a tonic and a balm in this time of rampant doublespeak. Allida Black . . . has worked through the immense treasure trove of Eleanor Roosevelt's writings to make these jewels of common sense, candor, and generosity of spirit accessible to all readers." — Booklist

"An extraordinary collection of her letters, speeches, columns, and essays. . . . This volume should become a standard work for the new century." — Chicago Sun-Times

"An exceptionally important collection of the writings of America’s most renowned First Lady. . . . Highly recommended." — R. C. Cottrell, Choice

"[Eleanor Roosevelt’s] profound legacy fully reconsidered might yet help make the 21st century a happier and less brutish time. This is a book we urgently need for our current and coming journeys." — Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of Eleanor Roosevelt

Related Subjects

• History

About the Author

Allida M. Black is research professor of history, and project director and editor of The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers at The George Washington University. She is the author of Casting Her Own Shadow: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Shaping of Postwar Liberalism (Columbia) and the editor of “What I Hope to Leave Behind”: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt.

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