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Too Close to the Sun

by Curtis Roosevelt
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Curtis Roosevelt was three when he and his sister, Eleanor, arrived at the White House soon after their grandfather's inauguration. The country's "First Grandchildren," a pint-sized double act, they were known to the media as "Sistie and Buzzie."
In this rich memoir, Roosevelt brings us into "the goldfish bowl," as his family called it — that glare of public scrutiny to which all presidential households must submit. He recounts his misadventures as a hapless kid in an unforgivably formal setting and describes his role as a tiny planet circling the dual suns of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Blending self-abasement, humor, awe and affection, Too Close to the Sun is an intimate portrait of two of the most influential and inspirational figures in modern American history — and a thoughtful exploration of the emotional impact of growing up in their irresistible aura.
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Publisher: PublicAffairs

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  • Release date: October 22, 2008

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  • ISBN: 9780786726813
  • Release date: October 22, 2008

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  • ISBN: 9780786726813
  • File size: 8584 KB
  • Release date: October 22, 2008
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Biography & Autobiography History Politics Nonfiction

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Curtis Roosevelt was three when he and his sister, Eleanor, arrived at the White House soon after their grandfather's inauguration. The country's "First Grandchildren," a pint-sized double act, they were known to the media as "Sistie and Buzzie."
In this rich memoir, Roosevelt brings us into "the goldfish bowl," as his family called it — that glare of public scrutiny to which all presidential households must submit. He recounts his misadventures as a hapless kid in an unforgivably formal setting and describes his role as a tiny planet circling the dual suns of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Blending self-abasement, humor, awe and affection, Too Close to the Sun is an intimate portrait of two of the most influential and inspirational figures in modern American history — and a thoughtful exploration of the emotional impact of growing up in their irresistible aura.
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Biography & Autobiography History Politics Nonfiction
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