The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
presents the 16th annual ROOSEVELT READING FESTIVAL
with fifteen authors of recently published books
including a special afternoon presentation with
presidential historians MICHAEL BESCHLOSS and SUSAN DUNN
June 15, 2019
HYDE PARK, NY -- On Saturday, June 15, 2019, from 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host the
16th annual Roosevelt Reading Festival. The day-long program will highlight the recently published work of fifteen authors -- including a special afternoon presentation with presidential historians
Michael Beschloss (author of
PRESIDENTS OF WAR) and
Susan Dunn (author of
A BLUEPRINT FOR WAR: FDR AND THE HUNDRED DAYS THAT MOBILIZED AMERICA). The festival will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home.
This is a free public event.
In six concurrent sessions taking place throughout the day, fifteen authors of works that draw upon the Roosevelt Library archives -- or focus on the Roosevelt era -- will present author talks followed by question-and-answer sessions and book signings. Copies of all of the authors' books will be available for sale in the New Deal Store. The program begins at 9:45 a.m. with coffee and refreshments. This year's Roosevelt Reading Festival authors include:
Sandra M. Bolzenius
Glory in Their Spirit: How Four Black Women Took on the Army during World War II
Rick Byer
The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery
Robert Chiles
The Revolution of '28: Al Smith, American Progressivism, and the Coming of the New Deal
Joseph Dalton
Washington's Golden Age: Hope Ridings Miller, the Society Beat, and the Rise of Women Journalists
James Lacey
The Washington War: FDR's Inner Circle and the Politics of Power That Won World War II
William Marcum
The Foreman's Boys: The Story of Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 1333, Camp S-63, Poe Valley
David Pietrusza
TR's Last War: Theodore Roosevelt, the Great War, and a Journey of Triumph and Tragedy
David Priess
How to Get Rid of a President: History's Guide to Removing Unpopular, Unable, or Unfit Chief Executives
Eric Rauchway
Winter War: Hoover, Roosevelt and the First Clash over the New Deal
David L. Roll
George Marshall: Defender of the Republic
Kathryn Smith
Eleanor Roosevelt Goes to Prison (A Missy LeHand Mystery)
Kara Dixon Vuic
The Girls Next Door: Bringing the Home Front to the Front Lines
Emily Herring Wilson
The Three Graces of Val-Kill: Eleanor Roosevelt, Marion Dickerman, and Nancy Cook in the Place They Made Their Own
Special Afternoon Discussion:
"FDR: Leader and Educator"
with presidential historians
Michael Beschloss and Susan Dunn
The event is free and open to the public. Author book signings will be conducted throughout the day, and books will be available for purchase in the New Deal Store. For additional information about this event please call Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745.
