Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Splendid Deception

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a paraplegic who could not stand without braces or walk without skilled assistance, yet he was elected President of the United States four times. The public knew that FDR was lame from polio, but no one really knew the extent of the disability. FDR's Splendid Deception is an intensely personal view of America's 32nd President This moving story of his massive disability and the intense efforts to conceal it from the public offers a unique, intimate and compassionate reappraisal of America's most successful disabled person. Hardcover; 242 pages.