Sunrise at Campobello Study Guide

Sunrise at Campobello is the story of Franklin D. Roosevelt's (FDR) battle against polio, which strikes him in the summer of 1921 as the play opens. The scene is set at the Roosevelt summer home at Campobello, New Brunswick, Canada. As dusk nears, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is calling her five children in from an afternoon of swimming and outdoor fun. Her husband, (FDR) has played alongside his children with enthusiasm all day. (read more)