Pulitzer Prize History Winner

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Summary

Goodwin tells the story of the American home front during World War II through the partnership and tensions of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt inside the White House. She shows how the war mobilized industry, transformed the lives of women and African Americans, and tested a president whose health was failing. The narrative blends intimate domestic drama with the vast machinery of a nation at war.

Historical Context & Significance

Doris Kearns Goodwin won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for History for this account of the Roosevelt White House during the war.