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Book Jacket TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN
Growing Up in the Shadow of my Grandparents, Franklin and Eleanor
CURTIS ROOSEVELT
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FDR's grandson describes his strange and wondrous coming-of-age in the Roosevelt White House—and the perils of a public childhood

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.

Curtis Roosevelt is the second eldest child of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and the oldest grandson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1964, he joined the Secretariat of the United Nations, where for eighteen years he held various positions in the international civil service sector. He lives in France with his wife.

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HARDCOVER
ISBN 978-1-58648-554-2
Pub date: 10/27/08
Price: $29.95/32.00 Canada
7 3/8 x 9 1/4
320 pages
more than 100 b/w photos
Carton Quantity: 24
History, Memoir
Selling Territory: W
Rights: First Serial, British Commonwealth, Translation, Audio, Electronic Rights: PublicAffairs
Performance Rights: Trident

PAPERBACK
ISBN 978-1-58648-782-9
Pub date: 10/13/09
Price: $17.95/22.50 Canada
7 3/8 x 9 1/4
320 pages
b/w photos throughout
Carton Quantity: 16
Biography, History
Selling Territory: W
Pub history: 978-1-58648-554-2

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