The Bully Pulpit

The Bully Pulpit

by Goodwin, Doris Kearns

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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.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The Bully Pulpit / Doris Kearns Goodwin.

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.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013
  • Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Simon & Schuster
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013

The Physical Object

  • Description:xiv, 910 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781416547860, 141654786X
  • oclc:on1003682703
  • LC Classification:E757
  • Dewey Decimal:973.91

Table of Contents

Preface -- 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 -- Epilogue -- Acknowlegements -- Notes -- Illustration credits -- Index.

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Subjects

États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement… États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement… History Politics and government Press and politics Press and politics -- History -- 20th c… Progressisme -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.… Progressivism (United States politics) Progressivism (United States politics) … Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Roosevelt, Theodore Taft, William H., (William Howard) United States United States -- Politics and governmen… United States -- Politics and governmen…

Writers

Goodwin, Doris Kearns

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