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A passion to lead : Theodore Roosevelt in his own words : how one extraordinary man led from the front and changed America forever / edited by Laura Ross.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Sterling Signature, c2012.Description: xiii, 358 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1402787359
  • 9781402787355
Other title:
  • Theodore Roosevelt in his own words
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Contents:
Foreword. "This is a good day for America" : remarks from Theodore Roosevelt's posthumous Medal of Honor ceremony / President William J. Clinton, 2001 -- Introduction -- Privilege and promise -- The lure of the West -- Crusader and reformer -- The Rough Riders -- New battlefields -- Preservation and expansion -- Final frontier -- Conclusion -- Afterword. "Nature the healer" : From Theodore Roosevelt : an Intimate biography / William Roscoe Thayer, 1919.
Summary: "Outdoorsman, politician, patriot, soldier, bestselling author, naturalist, winner of the Medal of Honor and the Nobel Peace Prize, Theodore Roosevelt was both a consummate man of action and a prolific author. A Passion to Lead is a collection of excerpts from his writings--his autobiography, memoirs such as Rough Riders, speeches, articles, and letters--that bring the man to life in his own eloquent words. Along with the text are images (some never before published) that give added dimension to the man and his era."--Amazon.com.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography Roosevel T. R781 Available 33111006973206
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Outdoorsman, politician, patriot, soldier, bestselling author, naturalist, winner of the Medal of Honor and the Nobel Peace Prize, Theodore Roosevelt was both a consummate man of action and a prolific author. A Passion to Lead is a collection of excerpts from his writings--his autobiography, memoirs such as Rough Riders , speeches, articles, and letters--that bring the man to life in his own eloquent words. Along with the text are images (some never before published) that give added dimension to the man and his era.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 352) and index.

Foreword. "This is a good day for America" : remarks from Theodore Roosevelt's posthumous Medal of Honor ceremony / President William J. Clinton, 2001 -- Introduction -- Privilege and promise -- The lure of the West -- Crusader and reformer -- The Rough Riders -- New battlefields -- Preservation and expansion -- Final frontier -- Conclusion -- Afterword. "Nature the healer" : From Theodore Roosevelt : an Intimate biography / William Roscoe Thayer, 1919.

"Outdoorsman, politician, patriot, soldier, bestselling author, naturalist, winner of the Medal of Honor and the Nobel Peace Prize, Theodore Roosevelt was both a consummate man of action and a prolific author. A Passion to Lead is a collection of excerpts from his writings--his autobiography, memoirs such as Rough Riders, speeches, articles, and letters--that bring the man to life in his own eloquent words. Along with the text are images (some never before published) that give added dimension to the man and his era."--Amazon.com.

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