{"product_id":"a-companion-to-theodore-roosevelt-hardback-9781444331400","title":"A Companion to Theodore Roosevelt (Hardback) 9781444331400","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“An impressive collection of essays that provides up-to-date information on how historians have studied and interpreted the manifold aspects of Theodore Roosevelt’s life and career. The twentieth century may, or may not, have been ‘a Rooseveltian century,’ as the editor suggests, but it is clear from these essays that Theodore Roosevelt was the first U.S. leader who tried to understand and respond systematically to an increasingly diversified world, politically, socially, and culturally.” – \u003ci\u003eAkira Iriye, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Theodore Roosevelt occupies an iconic position in American history.  Serge Ricard has assembled a distinguished international group of scholars who provide an insightful, comprehensive, and accessible view of TR the person, the political leader, and president.” \u003cbr\u003e – \u003ci\u003eGeorge Edwards, George and Julia Blucher Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies, Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Serge Ricard’s splendid \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most comprehensive assessments of the personality and policies of this complex American chief executive to appear in print. The international group of contributors and the stunning breadth of its coverage should appeal to the specialist in American history as well as to the general reader.” – \u003ci\u003eWilliam R. Keylor, Boston University, author of The Twentieth Century and Beyond: An International History since 1900\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSerge Ricard (Edited by), S Ricard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444331400, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 September 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e608 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 18.4 x 3.7 cm, 1.225 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Serge Ricard and his collaborators in this magnificent enterprise have managed to convey both the complexity of the person and the appeal of the leader... conveyed in essays which manage to blend critical scholarship with clarity of expression.”  (\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Transatlantic Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“It is solidly made and will last. It comes as a hardback and, somewhat more cheaply, as an e-book.”  (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 December 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The Blackwell Companions to American History series provides essential and authoritative overviews of the scholarship that has shaped our present understanding of the American past.\" (Expofairs.com, 3 December 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive anthology to encompass Roosevelt as whole, highlighting both his personality and his skilled diplomacy.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRevitalizes and internationalizes scholarship on this most popular and highly-rated American president\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers many aspects of Roosevelt’s personality and his policies, domestic and foreign, to create a complete picture of the man\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides scholarship from both sides of the Atlantic, from established Roosevelt specialists,  respected scholars, and a new generation of historians\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new and fresh historiographical exploration of Roosevelt’s life and ideas, political career and achievements, and his legacies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: An All-Time Historian’s Favorite 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSerge Ricard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Education of Theodore Roosevelt 8\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael L. Collins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Theodore Roosevelt’s Early Political Career: The Making of an Independent Republican and Urban Progressive 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward P. Kohn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy and the Spanish-American War Hero 45\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Rough Rider as Super-Politician: Theodore Roosevelt’s Ascendancy on the National Political Stage 59\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven Doherty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Preparedness and Defense: The Origins of Theodore Roosevelt’s Strategy for the United States on the International Stage 78\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Simon Rofe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Roosevelt’s Republic 94\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoshua D. Hawley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Sex and Gender in Roosevelt’s America 112\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew M. Johnston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. “A Serious Art and Literature of Our Own”: Exploring Theodore Roosevelt’s Art World 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen L. Levine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential Power and the Regulation of the Market 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary Murphy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Quality of Theodore Roosevelt’s Environmentalism 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEthan Fishman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Theodore Roosevelt and the Indians 186\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoger L. Nichols\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. “Half a Southerner”: President Roosevelt, African Americans and the South 198\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdam D. Burns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Theodore Roosevelt and the Press 216\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn M. Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Theodore Roosevelt and the Joys of Family Life 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJon L. Brudvig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Global Strategist: The Navy as the Nation’s Big Stick 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarl Cavanagh Hodge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Theodore Roosevelt, the Panama Canal, and the Roosevelt Corollary: Sphere of Influence Diplomacy 274\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen G. Rabe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Theodore Roosevelt and Canada: Alaska, the “Big Stick” and the North Atlantic Triangle, 1901–1909 293\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTony McCulloch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Anglo-American Partnership: The Foundation of Theodore Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy 314\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam N. Tilchin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Theodore Roosevelt and the “Special Relationship” with France 329\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid G. Haglund\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. America’s First Intervention in European Politics: Theodore Roosevelt and the European Crisis of 1905–1906 350\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDouglas Eden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. The End of an Era: Theodore Roosevelt and the Treaty of Portsmouth 368\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEugene P. Trani and Donald E. Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Japanese-American Relations: The 1906 California Crisis, the Gentlemen’s Agreement, and the World Cruise 391\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid S. Patterson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. “Uplifting the Barbarian” 417\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarol C. Chin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Roosevelt in Africa 435\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatricia O’Toole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. The New Nationalism and Progressive Issues: The Break with Taft and the 1912 Campaign 452\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClaire Delahaye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. The Great War, Americanism Revisited, and the Anti-Wilson Crusade 468\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLloyd E. Ambrosius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Theodore Roosevelt’s Contradictory Legacies: From Imperialist Nationalism to Advocacy of a Progressive Welfare State 485\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathleen M. Dalton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. The Memory of Theodore Roosevelt through Motion Pictures 502\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eM. 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