The rise of Theodore Roosevelt 978-0-307-77782-9, 0307777820, 9780375756788

The story of seven men--a naturalist, a writer, a lover, a hunter, a ranchman, a soldier, and a politician--who merged a

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The rise of Theodore Roosevelt
 978-0-307-77782-9, 0307777820, 9780375756788

Table of contents :
Content: Prologue : New Year's Day, 1907 --
Part one : 1858-1886. The very small person --
The mind, but not the body --
The man with the morning in his face --
The swell in the dog cart --
The political hack --
The cyclone Assemblyman --
The fighting cock --
The dude from New York --
The honorable gentleman from the Twenty-First --
The Delegate At Large --
The cowboy of the present --
The four-eyed maverick --
The long arm of the law --
The next mayor of New York --
Interlude : Winter of the blue snow, 1886-1887 --
Part two : 1887-1901. The literary feller --
The silver plated Reform Commissioner --
The dear old beloved brother --
The universe spinner --
The biggest man in New York --
The snake in the grass --
The glorious retreat --
The hot weather Secretary --
The Lieutenant Colonel --
The Rough Rider --
The wolf rising in the heart --
The most famous man in America --
The boy governor --
The man of destiny --
Epilogue : September 1901.

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