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Selected speeches and writings of Theodore Roosevelt / Theodore Roosevelt ; edited and with an introduction by Gordon Hutner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections 2014
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1865-1933--Sources.
- United States.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- Roosevelt, Theodore.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 365 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Vintage Books, A Division of Random House LLC, 2014.
- Contents:
- Introduction : The man in the arena as man of letters
- Culture and society : The American boy ; The strenuous life ; "Professionalism" in sports ; At the dedication ceremonies of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis ; National unity versus class cleavage ; The parasite woman; the only indispensable citizen ; The American Negro and the war
- National politics : The control of corporations ; The colonial policy of the United States ; The new nationalism ; National preparedness-military-industrial-social ; The League of Nations
- Campaigns and controversies : The enforcement of law ; At laying of cornerstones of gateway to Yellowstone National Park, Gardiner, Montana ; Natural resources-their wise use or their waste ; How I became a progressive ; The case against the reactionaries ; The leader and the cause
- Observations and travels : Hunting the grisly ; "A Chilean Rondeo" from A Book-Lover's Holiday in the Open
- Biography : "The struggle with the nullifiers" from Thomas Hart Benton ; "Minister to France" from Gouverneur Morris
- History : "Champlain" from The Naval War of 1812 ; "The spread of the English-speaking peoples" from The Winning of the West ; "The cavalry at Santiago" (The Battle of San Juan Hill) from The Rough Riders
- Arts and Letters : History as literature ; An introduction to American literature ; Nationalism in literature and art.
- Notes:
- "A Vintage Books Original"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-348) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780345806116
- 0345806115
- OCLC:
- 846544942
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