Synopses & Reviews
An astute observer of history, Theodore Roosevelt was a hanging judge who did not hesitate to render harsh verdicts about leaders and events from America's past. His razor-sharp opinions cut to the core, capturing the essence of obscure and prominent figures alike. Roosevelt's ideas about the nation's early days and his own times can be found sprinkled throughout his voluminous writings. Now these "pearls of thought" (as one of his book reviewers described them in 1888) have been pulled together into one volume by Daniel Ruddy, providing readers with Roosevelt's unique view of American history from the Revolution to the beginning of the twentieth century.
What emerges from these pages reveals as much about Roosevelt as it does about the United States. This colorful compendium offers a wonderful, often unexpected view of both American history and one of the country's most energetic, brilliant, and entertaining leaders.
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I have nothing but admiration for a young historians ingenuity in putting together what is, in a sense, a Rooseveltian apologia pro vita sua, with not one word of other argument interpolated...A splendid piece of work. Edmund Morris
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“Daniel Ruddys Theodore Roosevelts History of the United States is a marvelous omnibus showcasing our twenty-sixth presidents flashy wit, statesman-like grace, and original thinking. A real gift to the world.” Douglas Brinkley, author of "The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt's and the Crusade for America"
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This is a book that everyone even faintly interested in American history will read with amazement and delight. It is nothing less than an historical experience, a journey into our past in the company of a unique and often startling time-traveller. Thomas Fleming, author of THE INTIMATE LIVES OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS
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A splendid piece of work. Edmund Morris
In a unique project, author Daniel Ruddy has carefully extracted Teddy Roosevelt s most relevant and telling comments from letters, books, speeches, and other sources and organized them to form a fairly full, always colorful, and highly opinionated history of the United States up to 1919 (the year TR died). With a preface by Theodore Rex author Edmund Morris. "
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Theodore Roosevelt was an astute yet blunt historical observer, who never hesitated to share his opinions of people and events from America's past. In his view, Andrew Jackson was "not more than half civilized," and William McKinley had "no more backbone than a chocolate clair." Roosevelt did not spare his contemporaries, either: he believed Woodrow Wilson was "rotten through and through," and after the ill-fated Progressive Party failed to propel him into the White House in 1912, it became "the Free Soil Party of our day."
Daniel Ruddy has compiled Roosevelt's most incisive observations into one comprehensive volume that provides a highly opinionated and entertaining history of the United States up to 1919, the year Roosevelt died. With a preface by Theodore Rex author Edmund Morris, Theodore Roosevelt's History of the United States provides a unique perspective on both this country and one of its most energetic, brilliant, and entertaining leaders.
Daniel Ruddy grew up on Long Island, New York, where a childhood trip to Roosevelt's home in Oyster Bay triggered a lifelong interest in the 26th president. He is a marketing consultant for Fortune 500 companies, and he holds a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics. An avid researcher into U.S. history and the presidency, this is his first work.
"This is a book that everyone even faintly interested in American history will read with amazement and delight. It is nothing less than an historical experience, a journey into our past in the company of a unique and often startling time-traveler." -- Thomas Fleming, author of The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers
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“A splendid piece of work.”
— Edmund Morris
In a unique project, author Daniel Ruddy has carefully extracted Teddy Roosevelts most relevant and telling comments—from letters, books, speeches, and other sources—and organized them to form a fairly full, always colorful, and highly opinionated history of the United States up to 1919 (the year TR died). With a preface by Theodore Rex author Edmund Morris.
About the Author
Daniel Ruddy grew up on Long Island, New York, where a childhood trip to Roosevelt's home, Sagamore Hill, triggered a lifelong interest in Theodore Roosevelt. A marketing consultant for Fortune 500 companies, Ruddy holds a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics.