American Inspiration Author Event David Michaelis with Eleanor Live Broadcast: Thursday, October 8, 6:00 PM (EDT) Cost: FREE This cradle-to-grave biography—the first single-volume portrait in six decades —rediscovers Eleanor Roosevelt’s life of transformation, from her Gilded Age childhood as the orphaned niece of President Theodore Roosevelt; to an irreconcilable marriage with her ambitious fifth cousin Franklin, with whom she became a New York “power couple”; to her life-culminating role as world-circling activist, diplomat, and chief architect of international human rights. Don’t miss learning more about this major American figure, a role model for heartfelt and effective political engagement.