Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore RooseveltNew 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 Òrose like a rocket.Ó 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 nationÕs history. In Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore Roosevelt, historian Aida Donald masterfully chronicles the life of this first modern president. TRÕs 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 GOPÕs 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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Born in a Cocoon | 1 |
From Cocoon to the World | 19 |
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 |
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| Título | Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore Roosevelt |
| Autor | A da DiPace Donald |
| Edição | ilustrada |
| Editora | Basic Books, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0465002137, 9780465002139 |
| Número de páginas | 287 páginas |
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