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2017 selection · Nonfiction
Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life
Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life by Robert Dallek appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around book club ideas, for history lovers, nonfiction, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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