Lion in the White House A Life of Theodore Roosevelt

Name: Lion in the White House A Life of Theodore Roosevelt
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ISBN: 9780465010240

ISBN-10: 0465010245

ISBN-13: 9780465010240

Edition: N/A

Authors: Aida D. Donald

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New York State Assemblyman, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Governor of New York, Vice President and, at forty-two, the youngest President everin 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. In Lion in the White House, 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…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 11/4/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction



Born in a Cocoon



From Cocoon to the World



"I Rose Like a Rocket"



The Arc of Power



Man of the Hour



The Accidental President



A Mandate at Last



The Imperial Years



Too Much Fame


Acknowledgments


Index