The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the golden age of journalism
Goodwin, Doris Kearns.
The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the golden age of journalism - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. - xiv, 910 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 753-867) and index.
The hunter returns -- Will and Teedie -- The judge and the politician -- Nellie Herron Taft -- Edith Carrow Roosevelt -- The insider and the outsider -- The invention of McClure's -- "Like a boy on roller skates" -- Governor and Governor General -- "That damned cowboy is President" -- "The most famous woman in America" -- "A mission to perform" -- Toppling old bosses -- "Thank Heaven you are to be with me!" -- "A smile that won't come off" -- "Sitting on the lid" -- The American people reach a verdict -- "Cast into outer darkness" -- "To cut Mr. Taft in two!" -- Taft boom, Wall Street bust -- Kingmaker and king -- "A great stricken animal" -- A self-inflicted wound -- St. George and the dragon -- "The parting of the ways" -- -- Like a war horse -- "My hat is in the ring" -- "Bosom friends, bitter enemies" -- Armageddon -- Preface -- Epilogue -- Acknowlegements -- Notes -- Illustration credits -- Index.
A dynamic history of the muckracking press and the first decade of the Progressive era as told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft--a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912 when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that cripples the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country's history.
9781416547860 (hardback) : $40.00 141654786X (hardback) : $40.00
2013032709
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Taft, William H. 1857-1930.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--20th century.
Progressivism (United States politics)--History--20th century.
Press and politics--History--United States--20th century.
HISTORY / General
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
HISTORY / United States / General
United States--Politics and government--1901-1909.
United States--Politics and government--1909-1913.
E757 / .G66 2013b
973.91/1
The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the golden age of journalism - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. - xiv, 910 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 753-867) and index.
The hunter returns -- Will and Teedie -- The judge and the politician -- Nellie Herron Taft -- Edith Carrow Roosevelt -- The insider and the outsider -- The invention of McClure's -- "Like a boy on roller skates" -- Governor and Governor General -- "That damned cowboy is President" -- "The most famous woman in America" -- "A mission to perform" -- Toppling old bosses -- "Thank Heaven you are to be with me!" -- "A smile that won't come off" -- "Sitting on the lid" -- The American people reach a verdict -- "Cast into outer darkness" -- "To cut Mr. Taft in two!" -- Taft boom, Wall Street bust -- Kingmaker and king -- "A great stricken animal" -- A self-inflicted wound -- St. George and the dragon -- "The parting of the ways" -- -- Like a war horse -- "My hat is in the ring" -- "Bosom friends, bitter enemies" -- Armageddon -- Preface -- Epilogue -- Acknowlegements -- Notes -- Illustration credits -- Index.
A dynamic history of the muckracking press and the first decade of the Progressive era as told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft--a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912 when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that cripples the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country's history.
9781416547860 (hardback) : $40.00 141654786X (hardback) : $40.00
2013032709
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Taft, William H. 1857-1930.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--20th century.
Progressivism (United States politics)--History--20th century.
Press and politics--History--United States--20th century.
HISTORY / General
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
HISTORY / United States / General
United States--Politics and government--1901-1909.
United States--Politics and government--1909-1913.
E757 / .G66 2013b
973.91/1