Guest of honor : Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House dinner that shocked a nation /
Davis, Deborah, 1957-
Guest of honor : Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House dinner that shocked a nation / Deborah Davis. - 1st Atria Books hardcover ed. - New York : Atria Books, 2012. - x, 308 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Big House -- Strive and succeed -- The force that wins -- An exemplary young gentleman -- Brick by brick -- Great expectations -- Let me keep loving -- Moving up -- Rough riding -- Rising stars -- Jump Jim Crow -- Pride and prejudice -- That damned cowboy -- Best behavior -- Lazy days - -A wild ride -- The people's president -- The family circus -- Behind closed doors -- Fathers and daughters -- Bold moves -- Dinner is served -- A big stink -- Sitting ducks -- Undercover -- Blindsided -- Slipping away -- Eulogies.
Documents the 1901 White House dinner shared by former slave Booker T. Washington and President Theodore Roosevelt, documenting the ensuing scandal and the ways in which the event reflected post-Civil War politics and race relations.
1439169810 (hardcover) 1439169829 (trade paper) 9781439169810 (hardcover) 9781439169827 (trade paper)
2012009045
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.
African American educators--United States--Biography.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1901-1909.
United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
United States--Social conditions--1865-1918.
Guest of honor : Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House dinner that shocked a nation / Deborah Davis. - 1st Atria Books hardcover ed. - New York : Atria Books, 2012. - x, 308 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Big House -- Strive and succeed -- The force that wins -- An exemplary young gentleman -- Brick by brick -- Great expectations -- Let me keep loving -- Moving up -- Rough riding -- Rising stars -- Jump Jim Crow -- Pride and prejudice -- That damned cowboy -- Best behavior -- Lazy days - -A wild ride -- The people's president -- The family circus -- Behind closed doors -- Fathers and daughters -- Bold moves -- Dinner is served -- A big stink -- Sitting ducks -- Undercover -- Blindsided -- Slipping away -- Eulogies.
Documents the 1901 White House dinner shared by former slave Booker T. Washington and President Theodore Roosevelt, documenting the ensuing scandal and the ways in which the event reflected post-Civil War politics and race relations.
1439169810 (hardcover) 1439169829 (trade paper) 9781439169810 (hardcover) 9781439169827 (trade paper)
2012009045
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.
African American educators--United States--Biography.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1901-1909.
United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
United States--Social conditions--1865-1918.