Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore RooseveltBasic Books, 4 nov 2008 - 304 páginas New York State Assemblyman, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, New York City Police Commissioner, Governor of New York, Vice President and, at forty-two, the youngest President ever-in his own words, Theodore Roosevelt "rose like a rocket." He was also a cowboy, a soldier, a historian, an intrepid explorer, and an unsurpassed environmentalist-all in all, perhaps the most accomplished Chief Executive in our nation's history. In Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore Roosevelt, historian Aida Donald masterfully chronicles the life of this first modern president. TR's accomplishments in office were immense. As President, Roosevelt redesigned the office of Chief Executive and the workings of the Republican Party to meet the challenges of the new industrial economy. Believing that the emerging aristocracy of wealth represented a genuine threat to democracy, TR broke trusts to curb the rapacity of big business. He improved economic and social conditions for the average American. Roosevelt built the Panama Canal and engaged the country in world affairs, putting a temporary end to American isolationism. And he won the Nobel Peace Prize-the only sitting president ever so honored. Throughout his public career, TR fought valiantly to steer the GOP back to its noblest ideals as embodied by Abraham Lincoln. Alas, his hopes for his party were quashed by the GOP's strong rightward turn in the years after he left office. But his vision for America lives on. In lapidary prose, this concise biography recounts the courageous life of one of the greatest leaders our nation has ever known. |
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... an idyllic three years, he lost her in childbirth. He gave his infant daughter to his sister to raise and fled to the West to recover from his devastation. At twenty-three years old, Roosevelt had decided to become a xii Introduction.
... an idyllic three years, he lost her in childbirth. He gave his infant daughter to his sister to raise and fled to the West to recover from his devastation. At twenty-three years old, Roosevelt had decided to become a xii Introduction.
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... West, after two years of mourning, he picked up his public life, so strong was his call to public service. His sojourn out West, however, was forever imprinted on him. Later, he would make many more trips there. He became a rancher and ...
... West, after two years of mourning, he picked up his public life, so strong was his call to public service. His sojourn out West, however, was forever imprinted on him. Later, he would make many more trips there. He became a rancher and ...
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... West for settlers as reformist and farseeing. In the seesaw politics of the Roosevelt family, Teedie sided with his father and used his mother's apostasy to his advantage when in trouble. Roosevelt wrote that once, as a small child ...
... West for settlers as reformist and farseeing. In the seesaw politics of the Roosevelt family, Teedie sided with his father and used his mother's apostasy to his advantage when in trouble. Roosevelt wrote that once, as a small child ...
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... West when he met ruffians, and in the White House, where he loved to challenge martial friends. When Teedie was thirteen, his father brought in a tutor who taught the little family circle French, German, and Latin. French was spoken at ...
... West when he met ruffians, and in the White House, where he loved to challenge martial friends. When Teedie was thirteen, his father brought in a tutor who taught the little family circle French, German, and Latin. French was spoken at ...
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... West Fifty-seventh Street, off Fifth Avenue, was ready. Papa Roosevelt built it with some of the inheritance he re- ceived after his father's death. It was extravagantly and elegantly furnished and was altogether like a little palace ...
... West Fifty-seventh Street, off Fifth Avenue, was ready. Papa Roosevelt built it with some of the inheritance he re- ceived after his father's death. It was extravagantly and elegantly furnished and was altogether like a little palace ...
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I Rose Like a Rocket | 37 |
The Arc of Power | 77 |
Man of the Hour | 105 |
The Accidental President | 131 |
A Mandate at Last | 175 |
The Imperial Years | 209 |
Too Much Fame | 231 |
Acknowledgments | 267 |
Index | 271 |
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