The Selected Letters of Theodore Roosevelt - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0742550494 ISBN 13 : 9780742550490

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2006

Synopsis

Theodore Roosevelt (1857–1919) was the most literary of American Presidents, writing scores of books, including Through the Brazilian Wilderness and African Game Trails. He was also the most active of American writers. In little more than six decades, Roosevelt was, among many of his activities, a rancher, historian, reformer, New York City Police Commissioner, renowned hunter, New York State Governor, conservationist, Vice President of the United States, and 26th President of the United States.

What is less known is that Roosevelt was also one of the great epistolary writers, penning more than 100,000 letters. This collection brings together over 1,000 of Roosevelt's most engaging and revealing letters, ones that fully illuminate the private man and the public figure. Herein, Roosevelt corresponds with family, friends, colleagues, and political opponents. He discusses private matters, politics, military strategy, conservation, diplomacy, higher education, women's rights, literature, and football. The list of addresses is formidable, including: Jefferson Davis, Francis Parkman, Frederick Jackson Turner, John Muir, Andrew Carnegie, Jane Addams, Henry Ford, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John J. Pershing, Woodrow Wilson, Rudyard Kipling, and Oliver Wendell Holmes.

The Selected Letters of Theodore Roosevelt, superbly edited by H. W. Brands, allows Roosevelt to speak in his own inimitable voice. These letters capture the verve and sheer joy of life that was Roosevelt's signature.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

H. W. Brands is Dickson, Allen, Anderson Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author many books, including Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times, Lone Star Nation: The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence, and T.R.: The Last Romantic. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0742550494
• ISBN 13: 9780742550490
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 668
• Éditeur: Brands H.W.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible