On Dupont Circle Franklin and Eleanor

Prize-winning author Srodes offers a vivid and scintillating portrait of the 12 young men and women who, on the eve of World War I, came together in Washington, D.C.'s tony Dupont Circle neighborhood and would influence the world.

James Srodes is the author of Dream Maker: The Rise and Fall of John Z. DeLorean, Allen Dulles: Master of Spies, and Franklin: The Essential Founding Father. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Preface	p. 1
The Characters at the Beginning	p. 7
Chronology of Important Events	p. 11
Dinner at the House of Truth	p. 17
Avoiding an Unavoidable War	p. 33
The Dupont Circle Set at War	p. 49
Fighting for Peace in Paris	p. 63
Compromises and Betrayals	p. 75
Victory without Triumph	p. 91
Progressivism in Retreat	p. 101
Adrift in Smoke-Filled Rooms	p. 115
Dupont Circle Diplomats	p. 131
The Best Laid Plans	p. 151
Rethinking Progressivism	p. 165
Who but Hoover?	p. 179
The Making of a President	p. 195
Messy Foreign Affairs	p. 211
War Clouds on the Horizon	p. 227
Looking Over the Horizon	p. 245
Success Threatened by Scandal	p. 261
Conclusions: The Legacy of the Dupont Circle Set	p. 281
Notes	p. 289
Acknowledgments	p. 315
Index	p. 317
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