Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom 1940-1945
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. xiv, 722 pages. Illustrations. Generally Bibliography. Chapter Bibliographies with Basic Book List. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. From the front of the DJ--The Concluding Volume Of The First Complete Biography Of FDR. The division between a man of ideals and a protector of presidential authority is the focus of a detailed study of Roosevelt during the difficult war years. James MacGregor Burns (August 3, 1918 – July 15, 2014) was an American historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies. After earning his Ph.D. in political science from Harvard,[10] Burns joined the faculty of Williams College in 1947, and taught there for nearly 40 years, retiring in 1986. He was the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1971 Burns received the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in History and Biography for his work on America's 32nd president, Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom. Burns shifted the focus of leadership studies from the traits and actions of great men to the interaction of leaders and their constituencies as collaborators working toward mutual benefit. He was best known for his contributions to the transactional, transformational, aspirational, and visionary schools of leadership theory. More