THOSE ANGRY DAYS Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941

The division between interventionists--who wanted to join the war in Europe--and isolationists--who wanted U.S. troops to stay home--took a personal turn in the public feud between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and pilot Charles Lindbergh. Robert Fass's narration is calm and dispassionate--until he's reading the actual words of those involved. Then, emotions come through. Listeners will feel the anger from both corners, taking them back to tense pre-WWII debates. Perhaps the most embattled figure involved was Anne Morrow Lindbergh, who supported her husband even as public opinion and her own went against him. Fass relates both the political and the personal well. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2013]