Theodore Roosevelt, Icon of the American Century - Softcover

Barber, James; National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution); United States National Park Service; Verone, Amy

9780295977539: Theodore Roosevelt, Icon of the American Century

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0295977531 ISBN 13: 9780295977539

Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr, 1998

Published in conjunction with the October 1998 exhibition organized by the National Portrait Gallery. Color and b&w portraits, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, drawings, and photographs accompany an extensive description of Roosevelt's political and personal life, which spanned America's transition from a provincial society to a burgeoning world power. No subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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From Library Journal:

This thin volume, originally intended to accompany a 1999 traveling museum exhibition about Teddy Roosevelt, provides an excellent though limited introduction to the 26th president. It covers everything from TR's family life to his activist foreign policy and progressive politics, with fair attention to recent developments in historical interpretation. While the book demonstrates an awareness of new perspectives on Roosevelt, like many books on him it has difficulty hiding its general admiration for its subject despite his apparent flaws. Nonetheless, this brief study is an effective piece of presidential history, packed with photos from the archival exhibition that inspired it. Barber, the author of other presidential portraits, has written a highly readable profile, even if it does not break much new ground as it rushes through the life of the youngest man ever to assume the presidency.ACharles K. Piehl, Mankato State University, MN
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