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Jeff Shesol
Jeff Shesol
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Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2010
Shortlisted — Ohioana Book Award, 2022
Books by Jeff Shesol
Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court
Hardback, 2010
In the years before World War II, Franklin Roosevelt's fiercest, most unyielding opponent was neither a foreign power nor "fear itself." It was the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court
Paperback, 2011
"A stunning work of history."—Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of No Ordinary Time and Team of Rivals
Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud that Defined a Decade
Paperback, 1998
"Mutual Contempt is at once a fascinating study in character and an illuminating meditation on the role character can play in shaping history."—Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
Hardback, 2021
A riveting history of the epic orbital flight that put America back into the space race.
Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
E Book, 2021
A riveting history of the epic orbital flight that put America back into the space race.
Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court
E Book, 2011
"A stunning work of history."—Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of No Ordinary Time and Team of Rivals
Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
Paperback, 2022
A riveting history of the epic orbital flight that put America back into the space race.