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The first book in more than seven decades to examine the presidential election that ushered in the New Deal and Franklin Roosevelt's unprecedented four-term presidency. Explains how the Democratic Party rebuilt itself after three successive Republican landslides, and how it managed to maintain that power for as long as it did.

Analyzes the nature and evolution of freedom in America, arguing that social fragmentation and individualism are threatening its continued existence.