Folsoms write book about FDR

Former Midlanders Burton W. and Anita Folsom are the authors of a new book, "FDR Goes to War: How Expanded Executive Power, Spiraling National Debt and Restricted Civil Liberties Shaped Wartime America." The book is published by Simon & Schuster Inc.

"Did World War II really end the Great Depression -- or did President Franklin Roosevelt's poor judgment and confused management leave Congress with a devastating fiscal mess after the final bomb was dropped?," states the book jacket. "The Folsoms make a compelling case that FDR's presidency led to evasive and self-serving wartime policies."

The Folsoms are nationally recognized experts on the economic and domestic policies of Roosevelt....