"A
fascinating and well-researched study of the relationship
between the American presidential family and the Windsors
that was a key component of Anglo-American friendship
during World War II. Dr. Swift is the first to concentrate
on this unusual subject with such a wealth of sympathetic
detail."
-
Sarah Bradford, author of America's
Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,
Elizabeth:
A Biography of Britain's Queen, and
The
Reluctant King: The Life and Reign of
George VI, 1895-1952
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"The Anglo-American
alliance has long been a bedrock of the global order,
and Will Swift's The Roosevelts and the Royals
details an important chapter in that fascinating story
with warmth and verve."
-
Jon Meacham, author of Franklin
and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
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"Those
who remember only that the Roosevelts served hot dogs
to the royals will be fascinated by this well-researched
account of an historic and ennobling relationship -
a great story!"
- James
MacGregor Burns, author of The
Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed
America
and Roosevelt:
Soldier of Freedom
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"The Roosevelts and the Royals
is a splendid addition to our understanding of an extraordinary
Anglo-American partnership. Both intimate and expansive,
Will Swift's vigorously researched book is timely,
illuminating, dramatic."
- Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of Eleanor
Roosevelt, 1884-1933, Vol. 1 and
Eleanor
Roosevelt: The Defining Years, 1933-1938, Vol. 2
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"This widely
researched book is not only eminently readable but also
historically illuminating. Written in fluid and lucid
prose, it explores the contrasting personalities of
the four main protagonists with skill and insight. It
is both convincing and refreshingly candid."
-
Brian Roberts, author of Randolph:
A Study of Churchill's Son, Cecil
Rhodes and the Princess,
and Churchills
in Africa
____________________
"The
heart of this impressive book is the weekend in 1939
when President and Mrs. Roosevelt served the king and
queen hot dogs and cocktails. Leading from this, Will
Swift presents a gripping account of four very different
lives that were woven together to change the world in
wartime."
-
Hugo Vickers, author of Cecil
Beaton and Alice:
Princess Andrew of Greece
____________________
"This fascinating story should be read by any of us tempted to think
those charged with affairs of state- and those close to them- are born a race
apart. As Will Swift makes clear, these four interested and committed people
set out to do their best, then, effortfully and sometimes painfully, they raised the bar higher to do even better. Their stories are moving, inspiring even, each in a different way, and Swift intertwines them with grace, warmth, and insight."
-
Linda Donn, author of The Roosevelt Cousins and Freud and Jung
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"The Roosevelts
and the Royals brings to life four people whose
public and personal relationships were nurtured through
difficult times and strengthened the bonds between our
two countries. I found myself reliving the times I shared
with my grandmother and her royal friends. A wonderful
story that is particularly relevant as the United States
redefines its relationship with Europe."
- Nina Roosevelt Gibson, Ph.D., psychologist
and granddaughter of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt
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