Biography of Franklin Delano RooseveltFranklin Delano Roosevelt, popularly known as FDR, was born on January 30, 1882 at the family estate in Hyde Park, New York. His father, James, graduated from Harvard Law School, married, had a son, and took over his family's coal and transportation business. Despite losing a lot of money on financial gambles, he remained wealthy enough to travel by private wagon, to live comfortably at his Hudson River estate in Hyde Park, and to travel extensively. After the death of his first wife, James waited four years to remarry Sara Delano, a sixth cousin. She was also a member of the Hudson River aristocracy, and even though she was only half James? At 52, she has settled quite comfortably into their Hyde Park estate. The marriage worked well until it was broken up by James? died in 1900. Young Franklin Roosevelt had a safe and pleasant childhood. His half-brother was already an adult when Franklin was born and therefore had no rival for his parents' attention. During the summer months, he would travel with his parents to Europe, to the seaside in New England or to Campobello Island off the coast of New Brunswick, where he developed a love for the ocean and sailing . Until the age of 14, FDR received his education from private tutors. FDR's most enduring educational experience took place at the Groton School in Massachusetts, which he attended from 1896 to 1900. Groton's principal, the Rev. Endicott Peabody, instilled the virtue of public service. at Franklin, and it would be something he would carry with him throughout his life. At Groton, FDR was not academically outstanding, nor did he gain much popularity? Franklin had a hard time fitting in, but he was only five feet tall... middle of paper... a peril. But both did so while holding free elections in which their opponents could have won the job. With broad national support, Roosevelt was able to revive the American spirit: "A man who could not walk became president of a country that had lost hope." With a simple set of beliefs – the belief that things could be improved, confidence in the democratic process – did he convey his own confidence to the nation? (Morgan 772). And the nation followed his example.Bibliography:Works CitedDavis, Kenneth S. FDR: The War Presidency 1940-1943. New York: Random House, 2000. Miller, Nathan. FDR: An intimate story. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1983. Morgan, Ted. FDR: A Biography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985. Robinson, Edgar Eugene. Roosevelt's leadership 1933-1945. New York: JB Lippincott Company, 1955.