FDR's Funeral Train: A Betrayed Widow, a Soviet Spy, and a

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FDR's Funeral Train: A Betrayed Widow, a Soviet Spy, and a Presidency in the Balance

In April 1945, the funeral traincarrying the body of Franklin D. Roosevelt embarked on a three-day, thousand-mile odyssey through nine states before reaching the president'shome where he was buried. Many whowould recall the journey later would agree it was a foolhardy idea to start with - putting every important elected figure in Washington on a single train during the biggest war in history. For the American people, of course, the funeral train was just that - the train bearing the body of deceased FDR. It passed with darkened windows; few gave thought to what might be happening aboard. A closer lookinside the train, however,would reveal a Soviet spy about to leak a state secret, a newly widowed Eleanor Roosevelt, who just found out that her husband's mistress was in the room when he died, and the entirefamily ofincoming president Harry S Truman. The thrilling story of what took place behind the Pullman shades, where women whispered and men tossed back highballs, has never been told. On the occasion of the sixty-fifth anniversary of FDR's death, Klara chronicles the action-packed threeiday train ride during which, among other things, Truman hammered out the policies that would galvanize a country in mourning and win the Second World War.
Country USA
Brand St. Martin's Griffin
Manufacturer St. Martin's Griffin
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrations
ReleaseDate 2011-06-21
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780230108035

Country	USA
Brand	St. Martin's Griffin
Manufacturer	St. Martin's Griffin
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations
ReleaseDate	2011-06-21
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780230108035

FDR's Funeral Train: A Betrayed Widow, a Soviet Spy, and a Presidency in the Balance

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