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The king and the cowboy : Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh : secret partners / David Fromkin.
Van Pelt Library E183.8.G7 F66 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fromkin, David.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- United States.
- International relations.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- Roosevelt, Theodore.
- Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910.
- Edward.
- United States--Foreign relations--1901-1909.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--1901-1910.
- World politics--1900-1918.
- World politics.
- Physical Description:
- 256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- 1. VICTORIA'S WORLD. When German Monarchs ruled England
- A liberal German's worldview
- Was Bertie really born lucky?
- 2. A PROFILE OF BERTIE. Nemesis strikes
- Seduced by Paris
- Seducing the New World
- Can she forgive him?
- War and politics divide the family
- The young marrieds
- Other beds, other women
- Bertie's politics
- 3. WILLY CASTS A SHADOW. Willy bites
- Willy barks
- Willy sends a telegram
- Willy challenges Bertie
- 4. A PROFILE OF TEDDY. Teedie refuses to be weak
- Teedie in love
- What should he do with his life?
- Politics!
- Following the Western Star
- Back to politics!
- Teddy's war
- 5. INTO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Alarm!
- A special relationship
- An entente
- Showdown in Morocco
- On to Algeciras
- High noon
- Who moves history?
- Time runs out
- The road to Sarajevo
- The Anglo-French entente.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-246) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781594201875
- 1594201870
- OCLC:
- 213308973
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