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Historic Photos of Theodore Roosevelt (Historic Photos.) (Historic Photos.)
by Stacy A. Cordery
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Features
Hardcover: 206 pages
Publisher: Turner Pub Co June 25, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1596523360
ISBN-13: 978-1596523364
Product Dimensions:
10.1 x 10 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
Product Description
It is impossible to win the great prizes of life without running risks, and the greatest of all prizes are those connected with the home. No father and mother can hope to escape sorrow and anxiety, and there are dreadful moments when death comes very near those we love, even if for the time being it passes by. But life is a great adventure, and the worst of all fears is the fear of living. Theodore Roosevelt, from his autobiography
Following the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt charged into the limelight and the twentieth century as the 26th president of the United States. Charismatic, fiercely energetic, and adored by Americans everywhere, TR would champion a host of causes to bring the nation into the new century brimming with optimism and onto the international scene as a world power.
From his earliest days as a youth in New York City to his declining years during World War I, Historic Photos of Theodore Roosevelt captures the greatest exploits of one of the nation s greatest Americans. As soldier and explorer, as conservationist and big game hunter, as governor, vice-president, and president, as scientist and writer, and as family man, TR s life in pictures blazes a path sure to enthrall every reader, from the student of history to the history buff.
TR became and remains an American icon. The hundreds of photographs in Historic Photos of Theodore Roosevelt, many of them rare and unusual, and all published in striking black and white, help Americans a hundred years later to understand why.
About The Author
Stacy A. Cordery is the author of Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker (Viking, 2007) and Theodore Roosevelt: In the Vanguard of the Modern (Thompson/Wadsworth, 2003). Since 2001 she has been the web bibliographer for the National First Ladies Library in Canton, Ohio. Cordery earned her doctorate in history at the University of Texas. She is a professor of history at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, where she has earned several teaching awards.
Reader Reviews
TR has become one of the more popular historic Presidents and many books have been written about his life and his work. The Library of America has a collection of his books and another of his letters. I recommend both heartily. And I also encourage you to add to your understanding of the life of Theodore Roosevelt with this collection of a couple hundred photographs taken from all periods of his life. A few of them you will have seen in the popular images and in the biographies, but most you will not have seen unless you are a TR specialist. This book was put together by Stacy A. Cordery who is a scholar on TR and his daughter, Alice. She has written an excellent foreword and captions for the pictures. Cordery lets the pictures do most of the work, but adds just the right touch of context to help us understand better what we are looking at. She also notes that we have so many of these helpful photos because TR was so adept at using the press and getting them to help him get the publicity he wanted. While the photo is printed to very high quality standards, the pictures come from a time when the skill of the photographer mattered a great deal to the final product, so you will notice some variance in the texture of the photos. They are not because of the publisher. And the large format allows us to study the photos very closely. Get out a magnifying glass and see the detail you can pick up. It really is quite cool. A very nice book.
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Historic Photos of Theodore Roosevelt (Historic Photos.) (Historic Photos.)
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