Marcus Berkmann

A book that’s inspired by a movie (for a change)

Hot Dogs and Cocktails was written after Peter Conradi watched Hyde Park on Hudson — you should catch both the book and the film

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issue 30 November 2013
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  • Hot Dogs and Cocktails: When FDR Met George VI at Hyde Park on Hudson

    Peter Conradi

    Alma, pp. 300

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