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The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of journalism, Doris Kearns Goodwin

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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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xiv, 910 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • 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"
  • American people reach a verdict
  • "Cast into outer darkness"
  • Hunter returns
  • "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"
  • Will and Teedie
  • Armageddon
  • Judge and the politician
  • Nellie Herron Taft
  • Edith Carow Roosevelt
  • Insider and the outsider
  • Invention of McClure's
  • "Like a boy on roller skates"
Isbn
9781416547860
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The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of journalism
Title
The bully pulpit
Title remainder
Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of journalism
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Doris Kearns Goodwin
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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
Summary
Focusing on the broken friendship between Teddy Roosevelt and his chosen successor, William Howard Taft, revisits the Progressive Era during which Roosevelt wielded the Bully Pulpit to challenge and triumph over abusive monopolies, political bosses, and corrupt money brokers only to see it compromised by Taft
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Award
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Non-Fiction, 2014.
  • Booklist Editors' Choice, 2013.
  • New York Times Notable Book, 2013
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10225132
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Goodwin, Doris Kearns
Dewey number
973.91/1
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
E757
LC item number
.G66 2013b
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
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  • Roosevelt, Theodore
  • Taft, William H.
  • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • United States
  • United States
  • Progressivism (United States politics)
  • Press and politics
  • HISTORY / General
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
  • HISTORY / United States / General
Target audience
adult
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Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the golden age of journalism
Label
The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of journalism, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 753-867) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 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"
  • American people reach a verdict
  • "Cast into outer darkness"
  • Hunter returns
  • "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"
  • Will and Teedie
  • Armageddon
  • Judge and the politician
  • Nellie Herron Taft
  • Edith Carow Roosevelt
  • Insider and the outsider
  • Invention of McClure's
  • "Like a boy on roller skates"
Control code
20060188
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xiv, 910 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781416547860
Lccn
2013032709
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other control number
40022950545
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn827262860
  • (OCoLC)827262860
Label
The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of journalism, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 753-867) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 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"
  • American people reach a verdict
  • "Cast into outer darkness"
  • Hunter returns
  • "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"
  • Will and Teedie
  • Armageddon
  • Judge and the politician
  • Nellie Herron Taft
  • Edith Carow Roosevelt
  • Insider and the outsider
  • Invention of McClure's
  • "Like a boy on roller skates"
Control code
20060188
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xiv, 910 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781416547860
Lccn
2013032709
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other control number
40022950545
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn827262860
  • (OCoLC)827262860

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