Someone to watch over me

Description:

Eleanor Roosevelt's loveless marriage with FDR was no secret, and she had a cold relationship with most of her family, as well. Yet she was a warm person, beloved by friends, and her humanitarian work still influences the world today. Burns shows how Eleanor was shaped by her father Elliott, a lost spirit with a bittersweet story. Brother to Theodore Roosevelt, Elliot would eventually succumb to alcoholism and would be exiled to the Virginia countryside. But he kept up a close correspondence with his daughter. Burns reveals new facets to the lives of these pillars of American history.

subjects: Fathers and daughters,  Presidents' spouses,  Politics and government,  Biography,  Roosevelt, eleanor, 1884-1962,  Roosevelt, franklin d. (franklin delano), 1882-1945,  Roosevelt, elliott, 1910-1990,  Presidents' spouses, united states,  United states, politics and government, 20th century,  Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962,  Roosevelt, Elliott Bulloch, 1860-1894,  Fathers and daughters -- United States -- Biography,  Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography

People: Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962),  Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt (1860-1894)

Places: United States

Times: 1933-1945