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Jean Edward Smith is the author of twelve books, including the highly acclaimed biographies Grant (a 2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist and a New York Times Notable Book), John Marshall: Definer of a Nation (a New York Times Notable Book), and Lucius D. Clay: An American Life (a New York Times Notable Book). A graduate of Princeton University and Columbia University, Smith taught at the University of Toronto thirty-five years before joining the faculty at Marshall University, where he is the John Marshall Professor of Political Science.


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FDR

Written by Jean Edward Smith

Format: Trade Paperback, 880 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $20.00

Winner, 2008 Francis Parkman Prize

One of today’s premier biographers has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In this superlative volume, Jean Edward Smith combines contemporary scholarship and a broad range of primary source material to provide an engrossing narrative of one of... Read more >

FDR

Written by Jean Edward Smith
Read by Richard McGonagle

Format: Abridged Compact Disc
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $34.95

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FDR

Written by Jean Edward Smith
Read by Richard McGonagle

Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $20.00

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FDR

Written by Jean Edward Smith

Format: eBook
Publisher: Random House
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $20.00

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FDR

Written by Jean Edward Smith
Read by Marc Cashman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $35.00

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