| Description |
xiv, 270 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. The first modern president -- TR's roller-coaster reputation -- Delighted defender of family and country -- Misconceptions about TR -- The Bull Moose progressive -- Part II. The making of a conservative reformer -- TR's political education -- TR's run-up to the White House -- Part III. TR as president: domestic policy -- The trust-buster myth -- Sidestepping the tariff third rail -- Neglecting currency/banking reform -- Setting the model for labor disputes -- Protecting consumer health and safety -- Conserving natural resources -- Delivering water to the arid west -- Winning, then losing, Black voters -- Part IV. TR as president: foreign policy -- Britain: forging the special relationship -- Germany: restraining the Kaiser -- Japan: preventing war in the Pacific -- Panama: making the dirt fly -- Monroe Doctrine: adding a police power -- Part V. Assessing his two terms -- One of the greatest presidents -- Founding father of the American century. |
| Subject |
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1909.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781621572640 |
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