{"product_id":"fdrs-funeral-train-paperback","title":"Fdr's Funeral Train: A Betrayed Widow, a Soviet Spy, and a Presidency in the Balance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Klara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeaving together information from long-forgotten diaries and declassified Secret Service documents, journalist and historian Robert Klara exposes the private tensions and conflicts of a journey long shrouded in mystery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn April 1945, the funeral train carrying the body of Franklin D. Roosevelt embarked on a three-day, thousand-mile odyssey through nine states before reaching the president's home where he was buried. Many who would recall the journey later would agree it was a foolhardy idea to start with - putting every important elected figure in Washington on a single train during the biggest war in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the American people, of course, the funeral train was just that - the train bearing the body of deceased FDR. It passed with darkened windows; few gave thought to what might be happening aboard. A closer look inside the train, however, would reveal a Soviet spy about to leak a state secret, a newly widowed Eleanor Roosevelt who just found out that her husband's mistress was in the room when he died, and the entire family of incoming president Harry S. Truman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe thrilling story of what took place behind the Pullman shades, where women whispered and men tossed back highballs, has never been told. On the occasion of the sixty-fifth anniversary of FDR's death, Klara chronicles the action-packed three-day train ride during which, among other things, Truman hammered out the policies that would galvanize a country in mourning and win the Second World War.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Klara\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor and writer. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the New York \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Jersey Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e. Klara has been a staff editor for numerous magazines, including \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/i\u003e, and has also worked as a researcher for legendary author Gay Talese. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.22 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53464473567539,"sku":"9780230108035","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/hniEa286vH9780230108035.webp?v=1781484063","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/fdrs-funeral-train-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}