Roosevelt's Polio Wasn't A Secret: He Used It To His 'Advantage'
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How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency
[b]by[/b] James Tobin
Hardcover, 370 pages
Americans remember Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the president who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. He bolstered the nation's spirits with his confidence, strength and optimism, despite being crippled by polio, a disability that's largely invisible in photographs and newsreels of his presidency.
Roosevelt's Polio Wasn't A Secret: He Used It To His 'Advantage'