Winter 2006: Vol. 38, No. 4
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The Christmas Tree Ship The Rouse Simmons, laden with trees for the Chicago holidays, mysteriously disappears in frigid Lake Michigan. |
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A "New" FDR Emerges The 32nd President still casts a long shadow over his successors, but a "new" Franklin D. Roosevelt has emerged, and prominent FDR historians take a fresh look at his life and times. |
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NARA's Armies of Volunteers They serve on the front lines, without pay, and help the National Archives provide first-rate customer service at all locations around the country. |
Table of Contents
Prologue in Perspective: Roosevelt Mythistoricus
Allen Weinstein
The Christmas Tree Ship: Captain Herman E. Schuenemann and
the Schooner Rouse Simmons
Glenn V. Longacre
- A "New" FDR Emerges: Historians, Teachers, Authors Take a Fresh, Sometimes Critical, Look at Roosevelt
Cynthia M. Koch - Remembering FDR'S Leadership: In Public and in Private,
Roosevelt Led with Grace and Ease
Curtis Roosevelt - FDR's Place in History: Nation Survived Depression, World War II with Bold and Decisive Action
William vanden Heuvel - FDR, Archivist: The Shaping of the National Archives
Bob Clark
Spotlight on NARA: NARA's Armies of Volunteers
Lee Ann Potter and Rebecca Martin
Genealogy Notes: The Final Voyage of the Portland: Reconstructing the List of the Steamer's Crew through NARA Records
Walter V. Hickey
Authors on the Record: The Conjuring Act that Saved the Country: Author Explores FDR's First Hundred Days
Foundation for the National Archives
Pieces of History: Fala and the Barkers for Britain
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