The plots against the president : FDR, a nation in crisis, and the rise of the American right / Sally Denton.
| Author/creator | Denton, Sally |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st U.S. ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012. |
| Description | x, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Machine generated contents note: 1.Lofty Aspirations -- 2.Rebuild His Broken Body -- 3.A New Deal for the American People -- 4.The Tombstone Bonus -- 5.The Forgotten Man -- 6.Warriors of the Depression -- 7.Happy Days Are Here Again -- 8.Brain Trust -- 9.Winter of Our Discontent -- 10.Year of Fear -- 11.American Mussolini and the Radio Priest -- 12.The Nourmahal Gang -- 13.Magic City -- 14.I'm All Right -- 15.Too Many People Are Starving to Death -- 16.Typical of His Breed -- 17.The Bony Hand of Death -- 18.Fear Itself -- 19.Bank Holiday -- 20.I Want to Keel All Presidents -- 21.Old Sparky -- 22.A Good Beginning -- 23.Time for Beer -- 24.A Gang of Common Criminals -- 25.Traitor to His Class -- 26.A Balanced Civilization -- 27.Hankering for Superman -- 28.That Jew Cripple in the White House -- 29.We Don't Like Her, Either -- 30.The Shifty-Eyed Little Austrian Paperhanger -- 31.A Rainbow of Colored Shirts -- 32.Maverick Marine -- 33.I Was a Racketeer for Capitalism -- 34.We Want the Gold -- 35.Coup d'État -- 36.The Bankers Gold Group -- 37.The Investigation -- 38.Are You Better Off Than You Were Last Year?. |
| Abstract | An assessment of the political and physical dangers faced by the newly elected President Roosevelt in 1933 profiles such adversaries as would-be assassin Giuseppe Zangara and populist demagogues Huey Long and Charles Coughlin. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011023857 |
| ISBN | 9781608190898 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1608190897 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E806 .D465 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |