Eleanor Roosevelt: A Hudson Valley Remembrance

Eleanor Roosevelt's character was shaped by the history and culture of the Hudson Valley. More than that, Eleanor Roosevelt loved the Hudson Valley. A woman who knew and cared for the whole world chose this place, Val-Kill, as her home in a cottage by a stream. Eleanor Roosevelt: A Hudson Valley Remembrance reflects her unaffected simplicity and caring interest in her neighbors' concerns. Remembered by friends, colleagues, neighbors, and young people, these qualities inspired a community-based group to lead efforts to save her home in 1977 as the country's first national historic site dedicated to a First Lady. The Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill continues her work on issues that affect life today.

Author: Joyce C. Ghee, Joan Spence
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 08/10/2005
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.56w x 0.32d
ISBN: 9780738538327

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 85

About the Author
Ghee, Joyce C.: - The authors were founding members of the effort to save Val-Kill and served as officers on the Eleanor Roosevelt Center Board of Directors. Joan Spence later became the first executive director, and Joyce C. Ghee was awarded the Val-Kill Medal in 2003. Prior to researching and writing Eleanor Roosevelt: A Hudson Valley Remembrance, the two coauthored four other books in Arcadia s Images of America series.