
The Everything Theodore Roosevelt Book
The Extraordinary Life of an American Icon
Arthur G. Sharp(Author)
Adams Media Corporation (Publisher)
Published on 18. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
289 pages
978-1-4405-2729-6 (ISBN)
Description
You probably know bits and pieces about Theodore Roosevelt: He was the President of the United States, led the charge up San Juan Hill, had something to do with the "Bull Moose" party, and is represented on Mt. Rushmore. That's a start. But his accomplishments went far beyond that.This book expands that list and highlights his most significant contributions to history, including:His role in the creation of the Panama CanalHow he ended the Russo-Japanese WarHis "trust busting," which brought corporations under the control of the peopleThe impact of his conservation effortsHow he built up the navy and established the United States as a world powerA refreshing alternative to the stuffy, overly academic books on the market, this book is the definitive guide for you to learn more about one of the most successful U.S. presidents, scholars, and statesmen in world history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Holbrook, MA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 201 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4405-2729-6 (9781440527296)
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Persons
Arthur G. Sharp, MA is an historian, educator, and author. He studied history at both the University of Hartford and Trinity College. He is the author of thousands of articles on historical topics. His most recent book is U.S. Navy: The Definitive Illustrated History, scheduled for release by Barnes & Noble in 2012. Sharp taught history courses at the university level for several years before turning to writing full time. About the Foreword Writer: Dr. William N. Tilchin, recipient of a PhD in History from Brown University in 1992, is a scholar in the fields of U.S. diplomatic history and the history of presidential leadership at Boston University, where he has been teaching since 1994. His primary research focus is the presidency and foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt. Dr. Tilchin is the author of Theodore Roosevelt and the British Empire: A Study in Presidential Statecraft (1997) and of numerous essays on Roosevelt's diplomacy and related topics, and he is the co-editor (with Charles E. Neu) of Artists of Power: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Their Enduring Impact on U.S. Foreign Policy (2006). He has been a keynote speaker in various forums throughout the United States, and for the past five years he has been serving as the editor of the quarterly Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.