Christmas, 1940: a story by Eleanor Roosevelt (1986, Hardcover)

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Christmas, 1940 was not a joyous time for most of the world. Britain was under constant air attack. Japan had occupied much of Chin and seemed poised for further aggression. And though American was at peace, she too would soon be drawn into a brutal world warl"In that dark time [more than] fifty years ago, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote a story for Liberty Magazine about the meaning of Christmas. Set in Nazi occupied Holland, Christmas 1940 is a tale about the simple, but sustaining faith of one family confronted with the evil force of the oppressor."Elliott Roosevelt writes in his introduction to this story that his mother's message to the world was 'Have faith ... have faith and do not despair. Freedom will again be yours.'"As uplifting as it was in 1940, Eleanor Roosevelt's beautiful, moving story will remind us all once again of the true meaning of Christmas."--From the jacket flap.The first edition of this book opens with this statement about why it was written: "The times are so serious that even children should be made to understand that there are vital differences in people's beliefs which lead to differences in behavior. This little story, I hope, will appeal enough to children so they will read it and as they grow older, they may understand that the love, and peace and gentleness typified by the Christ Child, leads us to a way read more

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