A celebration of the man who touched the hearts of millions and changed the perception of nations. Neither a turgid biography, nor a muck-raking exposé of private sins or public misdemeanours, this book celebrates the man who changed the perception of the world and Americans' perception of themselves and their nation after the drab Eisenhower years, and perceptions of what was possible worldwide at the start of the heady decade of the 1960s. It is time once more to celebrate rather than denigrate the man and his achievements. Robin Cross has written books on Franklin D. Roosevelt and twentieth-century history. He also writes on military history and film.