The Book Show

The Book Show #1430 - David Pietrusza

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published December 15, 2015 at 3:00 PM EST
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  Reeling from the Great Depression, the United States and Germany elected two new leaders of diametrically opposing ideologies. In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt won the presidency and Adolf Hitler became chancellor.

Author and historian David Pietrusza will discuss his new book - 1932: The Rise of Hitler and FDR–Two Tales of Politics, Betrayal, and Unlikely Destiny.

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