Now, in this fascinating, in-depth portrait, Jan Russell pulls back the curtain on Eleanor’s life to reveal the motivations and desires that drew her to the Village and how her time there changed her political outlook. And, not much is known about why in 1920, Eleanor suddenly abandoned her duties as a mother of five and moved to Greenwich Village, then the symbol of all forms of transgressive freedom-communism, homosexuality, interracial relationships, and subversive political activity. The Train to Crystal City: FDRs Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and. The Train to Crystal City: FDR's Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America's Only Family Internment Camp During World War II Kindle Edition by Jan Jarboe Russell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,223 ratings Editors' pick Best History See all formats and editions Kindle 16.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Hundreds of books have been written about FDR and Eleanor, both together and separately, but yet she remains a compelling and elusive figure. Jan Jarboe Russell (born in Beaumont, Texas) is an American journalist and non-fiction writer. An admiring profile of an estimable woman.”Ī vivid and incisive account of a mostly unknown yet critical chapter in the life of Eleanor Roosevelt-when she moved to New York’s Greenwich Village, shed her high-born conformity, and became the progressive leader who pushed for change as America’s First Lady. “A sympathetic portrait of Roosevelt, highlighting her long connection to Greenwich Village society and politics.
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