The Extraordinary Mrs. R: A Friend Remembers Eleanor Roosevelt Book

Loving reminiscences of Eleanor Roosevelt by a close friend. William Levy met Eleanor Roosevelt in 1953 while researching a book on FDR. She invited him to tea, and thus began a warm friendship between the beloved "first lady of the world" and the young Anglican priest that would flourish until her death. This charming memoir is replete with flashes of Eleanor's personality and is filled with delicious domestic details that truly bring this extraordinary woman to life. This loving tribute from a close friend includes personal remembrances and details not previously available in the countless books about this most popular of first ladies. Noted historian Cynthia Russett provides the historical context for these reminiscences * Small format and period photos make this a wonderful keepsake Father William Turner Levy (Canoga Park, CA) taught literature at the City College, City University of New York. He is coauthor with Victor Scherle of Affectionately, T. S. Eliot: The Story of a Friendship, 1947-1965 and The Films of Frank Capra. Cynthia Eagle Russett (New Haven, CT) is a professor of history at Yale University.Read More