Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History
''Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History'' is a landmark biography by Robert E. Sherwood that chronicles the unique partnership between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his closest advisor, Harry Hopkins.
The book won the1949 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and the 1949 Bancroft Prize.
Sherwood, a successful playwright and FDR's own speechwriter, wrote the account at the request of the Hopkins family following Harry's death in 1946.
Spanning over 900 pages, it provides a "front-row seat" to the inner workings of the White House and global diplomacy during World War II.
The narrative is heavily built on Hopkins's personal papers, letters, and memos, making it a critical primary-source history of the era.
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The book won the1949 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and the 1949 Bancroft Prize.
Sherwood, a successful playwright and FDR's own speechwriter, wrote the account at the request of the Hopkins family following Harry's death in 1946.
Spanning over 900 pages, it provides a "front-row seat" to the inner workings of the White House and global diplomacy during World War II.
The narrative is heavily built on Hopkins's personal papers, letters, and memos, making it a critical primary-source history of the era.
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