Theodore Roosevelt by Dewey W Grantham

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1971. Spectrum. 

The GREAT LIVES OBSERVED series combines the intimacy of autobiography, the immediacy of eyewitness observation, and the objectivity of modern scholarship. In THEPDPRE ROOSEVELT, Dewey W. Grantham presents Roosevelt's own words, the views of his contemporaries, and analyses in retrospect by leading historians and political scientists to create a three-fold perspective. More than any other person, Teddy Roosevelt symbolized an era when the prevailing mood in our country was at once strenuous, confident, and moralistic. Distinguishing between the man and the myth, this volume reveals why this unique president was regarded as such a powerful symbol by his generation of Americans. Roosevelt's speeches and letters show how sincere he was in advocating national duty and physical and moral strength. La Follette and Clemenceau, among others, stress the influence Roosevelt had upon his contemporaries, while present-day historians show how deeply his policies affected the course of American history.