- Published: 15 January 2014
- ISBN: 9780812982145
- Imprint: Random House US Group
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 576
- RRP: $49.99
Those Angry Days
Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941
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- Published: 15 January 2014
- ISBN: 9780812982145
- Imprint: Random House US Group
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 576
- RRP: $49.99
Praise for Those Angry Days:
"Olson has shone a dramatic light on the complexities of the issue and skillfully portrayed the protagonists of an almost forgotten crisis in American history." --Newsweek/Daily Beast "[An] absorbing chronicle...Olson proves especially resourceful at combing through newspaper archives to flesh out her narrative with evocative detail. She doesn't so much revisit a historical period as inhabit it; her scenes flicker as urgently as a newsreel. While highlighting Lindbergh and FDR as its stars, Those Angry Days embraces a cast of characters far beyond the book's title characters." --Christian Science Monitor "In Those Angry Days, journalist-turned-historian Lynne Olson captures that period in a fast-moving, highly readable narrative punctuated by high drama. It's...popular history at its most riveting, detailing what the author rightfully characterizes as 'a brutal, no-holds-barred battle for the soul of the nation.' It is sure to captivate readers seeking a deeper understanding of how public opinion gradually shifted as America moved from bystander to combatant in the war to preserve democracy." --Associated Press "Spanning the years 1939 to 1941, Lynne Olson's masterful book relives American's debate over whether to go to war - a bitter clash personified by FDR and Charles Lindbergh" --Parade "Humanizing public events with private strains...Olson delivers a fluid rendition of a tempestuous time." --Booklist
Praise for Those Angry Days:
"Olson has shone a dramatic light on the complexities of the issue and skillfully portrayed the protagonists of an almost forgotten crisis in American history." --Newsweek/Daily Beast "[An] absorbing chronicle...Olson proves especially resourceful at combing through newspaper archives to flesh out her narrative with evocative detail. She doesn't so much revisit a historical period as inhabit it; her scenes flicker as urgently as a newsreel. While highlighting Lindbergh and FDR as its stars, Those Angry Days embraces a cast of characters far beyond the book's title characters." --Christian Science Monitor "In Those Angry Days, journalist-turned-historian Lynne Olson captures that period in a fast-moving, highly readable narrative punctuated by high drama. It's...popular history at its most riveting, detailing what the author rightfully characterizes as 'a brutal, no-holds-barred battle for the soul of the nation.' It is sure to captivate readers seeking a deeper understanding of how public opinion gradually shifted as America moved from bystander to combatant in the war to preserve democracy." --Associated Press "Spanning the years 1939 to 1941, Lynne Olson's masterful book relives American's debate over whether to go to war - a bitter clash personified by FDR and Charles Lindbergh" --Parade "Humanizing public events with private strains...Olson delivers a fluid rendition of a tempestuous time." --Booklist