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1) One world

Author

Willkie, Wendell L

Language

English

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Wendell Willkie's personal account of his meetings with Stalin, Chiang Kai-shek, General Montgomery, General Chennault, and other United Nations leaders, which took place during his travels in a Liberator bomber known as "Gulliver", between Aug. 26 and Oct. 14, 1942.

2) Willkie: the events he was part of, the ideas he fought for

Author

Barnes, Joseph

Language

English

3) This is Wendell Willkie, a collection of speeches and writings on present-day issues

Author

Willkie, Wendell L

Language

English

4) Wendell Willkie of Elwood

Author

Makey, Herman O

Language

English

5) The improbable Wendell Willkie: the businessman who saved the Republican Party and his country, and conceived a new world order

Author

Lewis, David Levering

Language

English

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Book, eAudiobook

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Presents the story of the 1940s Wall Street attorney and presidential candidate to explore his advocacy of civil rights, promotion of America's involvement in international politics, and enduring legacy.

6) Toward one world: the life of Wendell Willkie

Author

Severn, Bill

Pub. Date

[1967]

Language

English

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LIfe of Wendell Willkie who ran for the presidency in 1940 on the Republican ticket against Franklin D. Roosevlet.

7) Rendezvous with destiny: how Franklin D. Roosevelt and five extraordinary men took America into the war and into the world

Author

Fullilove, Michael

Language

English

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Book, eAudiobook

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Michael Fullilove's work on global affairs has appeared in major publications such as the New York Times. In Rendezvous with Destiny, Fullilove examines the exceptional men at the heart of America's transformation into a global power.

8) 1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler--the election amid the storm

Author

Dunn, Susan

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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"In 1940, against the explosive backdrop of the Nazi onslaught in Europe, two farsighted candidates for the U.S. presidency--Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, running for an unprecedented third term, and talented Republican businessman Wendell Willkie--found themselves on the defensive against American isolationists and their charismatic spokesman Charles Lindbergh, who called for surrender to Hitler's demands. In this dramatic account of that turbulent...