Klik op een omslag om naar Google Boeken te gaan.
Bezig met laden... Theodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous Lifedoor Kathleen Dalton
Geen Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
He inherited a sense of entitlement (and obligation) from his family, yet eventually came to see his own class as suspect. He was famously militaristic, yet brokered peace between Russia and Japan. He started out an archconservative, yet came to champion progressive causes. These contradictions are not evidence of vacillating weakness: instead, they were the product of a restless mind bend on a continuous quest for self-improvement. In Theodore Roosevelt, historian Kathleen Dalton reveals a man with a personal and intellectual depth rarely seen in our public figures. She shows how Roosevelt’s struggle to overcome his frailties as a child helped to build his character, and offers new insights into his family life, uncovering the important role that Roosevelt’s second wife, Edith Carow, played in the development of his political career. She also shows how TR flirted with progressive reform and then finally commited himself to deep reform in the Bull Moose campaign of 1912. Incorporating the latest scholarship into a vigorous narrative, Dalton reinterprets both the man and his times to create an illuminating portrait that will change the way we see this great man and the Progressive Era. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
Actuele discussiesGeenPopulaire omslagen
Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)973.911092History and Geography North America United States 1901- Roosevelt Through Truman Administrations Theodore Roosevelt (14 Sep. 1901-4 Mar. 1909)LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
Ben jij dit?Word een LibraryThing Auteur. |
She certainly was strong in showing how his overcoming asthma and his father were such strong influences in his life. I was also impressed in her description of the relationship between him and Edith. It compares to the relationship between John Adams and Abigail.
Dalton is excellent in showing how he promoted a radical post presidency agenda: income tax, inheritance tax, workers rights, and direct democracy. I wanted a bit more on how TR was able to create the conservation movement which is by far his most lasting achievement.
Of course, TR's belligerence as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (sending Dewey and his Fleet to Manila to destroy the Spanish Navy) is curtailed when he becomes president. Even though he claims as President the USA did not fire one shot at a foreign foe TR forgets the little excursion in the Phillipines which was being wrapped up on his watch. Conservatives probably idealize TR for his "walk softly and carry a Big Stick" motto overlooking his radical social agenda. Liberals overlook the belligerence and his stance on a WW I and look at his domestic agenda and his conservation record.
He was a Man for all Seasons.
In summary, one mark of a good book is does it excite one about reading more about characters referred to in the book. Dalton makes me look forward to our Woodrow Wilson and Taft reads and I may have to read something on Henry Cabot Lodge and Robert LaFollette. ( )