if you want to focus on that part of his life. On a side, the book has been used by many historians (and conspiracist theorists) to ask the question on how much advance warning FDR had about Pearl Harbor and whether he let it happen because he concluded that was the only way the public would support the US getting involved in WWII. People don't realize the speech was his State of the Union Speech in '41 and Pearl Harbor happened later that year. Now if you were more interested in his ABC Programs (i.e. the TVA) and the impact it had on the people and the land, then there are a couple good books out there. Here is the list of FDR books I have read. 1. FDR by Jean Edward Smith 2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Alan Brinkley - I would consider it just as good as Smith's, but most critics consider Smith's slightly better for a variety of reasons 3. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal by William Leuchtenburg - probably my favorite book from a policy standpoint 4. Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by H.W. Brands - Not my favorite book because it didn't talk about Eleanor and other important family members in his life. However, it did provide an interesting viewpoint because it does focus on the war years and at times hints at an underlying tone of how his opponents viewed him even during his success. If you read any/all of these books and still want more, then let me know because I can suggest a few more out there. I don't think they are quite as good as these books. However, they did cause me to ask different questions that I never thought to ask while reading any of the books above.