Tracing the legacy of the cult Swiss-German writer Hermann Hesse. 
Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal
The origin of the New Deal, FDR's political turnaround on the size of the welfare state.
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Great Lives: Eleanor Roosevelt
Civil liberties lawyer Helena Kennedy nominates Eleanor Roosevelt.
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BBC Radio 4Fri 14 Apr 1995 21:00 BBC Radio 4
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