Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction The Larooco Log Afterword Facsimile of the Larooco Notes Index

About the Author

Karen Chase is the author of Polio Boulevard: A Memoir, also published by SUNY Press; Land of Stone: Breaking Silence through Poetry; as well as three volumes of poetry, Kazimierz Square, BEAR, and Jamali-Kamali: A Tale of Passion in Mughal India.

Reviews

"...[a] charming volume." - RALPH "Filled with interesting history and the occasional mishaps of life on the water, this book offers an angle of personal insight into one aspect of the life of one of America's most influential presidents." - Houseboat Magazine "...a critically important and unreservedly recommended addition to academic library twentieth century American history collections." - Midwest Book Review "What a good idea! The little-known record of one of the least understood periods in the life of Franklin Roosevelt, filled with all the grit and gallantry and good humor with which he faced the disease that would have defeated a less resilient man." - Geoffrey C. Ward, coauthor (with Ken Burns) of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History and author of A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt, 1905-1928 "The Larooco Log is a wonderfully powerful chronicle of perhaps the most difficult period in FDR's personal life: the aftermath of the onset of his bout with polio and his enduring struggle to find remedy. In his own words, the log demonstrates his wit and charm, his embrace of life and friends, his frustrations with his slow progress toward restoration of his legs, and the pain he endures on an almost daily basis. With personal understanding and feeling, Karen Chase has performed a masterful edit of this revealing journal. A fantastic read!" - David B. Roosevelt, FDR's grandson "Karen Chase has put together an absolutely fascinating edition of the log describing Franklin Roosevelt's winter cruises along the Florida coast in 1924-26. Wonderfully illustrated and edited, this is a book that will appeal to historians, FDR aficionados, Floridians, fishermen, and boaters of all kinds. Highly recommended." - Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex and Valiant Ambition "What a beautiful book this is! I know it will be a valuable contribution to the Roosevelt canon." - Robert Clark, Director of Archives, Rockefeller Archive Center