TY - BOOK AU - Schlesinger,Stephen C. TI - Act of creation: the founding of the United Nations : a story of superpowers, secret agents, wartime allies and enemies, and their quest for a peaceful world SN - 0813333245 (hbk. : alk. paper) AV - JZ4986 .S358 2003 U1 - 341.23/09/044 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Boulder, Colo. PB - Westview Press KW - United Nations KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-355) and index; The takeover -- The League follies : Wilson and Roosevelt -- The unlikely pilgrimage of Leo Pasvolsky -- Yalta and aftermath : Roosevelt's last acts -- Truman and Stettinius : the awkward alliance -- Secret agents, big powers -- Americanizing the conference -- The bitter trade-off -- Full-court press -- The amendment marathon -- Rockefeller's bounty : the regional option -- The twenty-three questions -- The mission to Moscow -- The final battles -- The fall of Stettinius -- The ratification story UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip046/2003014600.html UR - http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e3w5-aa UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2003014600-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2003014600-d.html ER -