Eleanor Roosevelt's Valkill

Cain, Richard R.

ISBN 10: 0738510971 / ISBN 13: 9780738510972

Published by Arcadia Publishing, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eleanor Roosevelt's Valkill
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738510971
• ISBN 13: 9780738510972
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Governor's wife, president's wife, United Nations delegate, teacher, political activist, author, newspaper columnist, business owner, traveler, and mother-Eleanor Roosevelt was truly "First Lady of the World." With her very busy life, she sought peace, solitude, and renewal. She found all three at Valkill, her small stone cottage on the Roosevelt Estate in Hyde Park, east of the Hudson River. A National Historic Site, Valkill is operated by the National Park Service and is the only site in the country dedicated to the preservation of the memory of a presidential first lady.

With detailed description and some two hundred stunning images-many published here for the first time-Eleanor Roosevelt's Valkill depicts the events and times of the first lady at Valkill, the place where she felt most at home. In addition, the book traces the development of the site and reveals the depression-era business that was located there, a furniture factory and metal forge known as Valkill Industries.

About the Author

For Eleanor Roosevelt's Valkill, author Richard R. Cain has gathered information and images from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, the National Park Service, his own family, and private sources. The result is an important collection of historical images that will stir memories and provide a valuable reference for the discovery and understanding of Valkill for generations to come.