Publisher's Synopsis
An accessible biography for A level History students that concentrates on the issues that come up time and time again in the AS and A2 exams.
Why historians differ - an introduction to interpretations and historiography
A brief biography, including a timeline and an `Understanding FDR' box
Issue 1: New Deal: success or failure?
Issue 2: Was his foreign policy isolationist or interventionist?
Issue 3: Was he the first `Imperial President'?
FDR : an assessment
Further reading
Index