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Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words With Charles Lindbergh—and the Battle To Save Democracy
By Sparrow, Paul M.
- ISBN
- 9781639366675
- Publisher
- Pegasus
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Starred Review on April 1, 2024 | Social Sciences
From 1939 to early 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt engaged in a war of words with the United States' isolationists, especially aviator Charles Lindbergh, and warned Americans of the dangers posed to democracy by nationalist totalitarianism (e.g., Nazism). Meanwhile, Lindbergh advocated for the U.S. to be neutral in World War II, based on his admiration of Nazi Germany, distrust of the Br...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
