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Theodore Roosevelt's History of the United States
Daniel Ruddy
His Own Words, Selected and Arranged by Daniel Ruddy
Smithsonian
May 2010
On Sale: May 4, 2010
488 pages ISBN: 0061834327 EAN: 9780061834325 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Theodore Roosevelt's ideas about the nation's early days
and his own times can be found sprinkled throughout his
volu-minous writings, but these "pearls of thought" (as one
of his book reviewers described them in 1888) have never
before been pulled together into one volume. Now, through
the skillful editing of Daniel Ruddy, Theodore Roosevelt's
History of the United States provides readers with
Roosevelt's unique view of American history from the
Revolution to the beginning of the twentieth century. An astute historical observer, Roosevelt was a hanging
judge who did not hesitate to render harsh verdicts about
leaders and events from America's past. His razor-sharp
opinions cut to the core, capturing the essence of obscure
and prominent figures alike: in his view, Andrew Jackson
was "not more than half civilized," John Tyler was "a
politician of monu-mental littleness," and William McKinley
had "no more backbone than a chocolate Éclair." Roosevelt
did not spare his contemporaries from criticism, either,
particularly Woodrow Wilson, whom he believed to be "rotten
through and through." What emerges from these pages is, of
course, as revealing about Roosevelt as it is about the
United States. This colorful compendium is a wonderful new
angle on both American history and one of the country's
most energetic, brilliant, and entertaining men.
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