Roosevelt the reformer : Theodore Roosevelt as civil service commissioner, 1889-1895 /
Covers a fascinating period of Theodore Roosevelt's life, his first six years in Washington. Roosevelt the Reformer sheds light on an important chapter in the biography of the flamboyant 26th president of the United States. From 1889 to 1895--before he was a Rough Rider in the Spanish-American...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
©2003.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Covers a fascinating period of Theodore Roosevelt's life, his first six years in Washington. Roosevelt the Reformer sheds light on an important chapter in the biography of the flamboyant 26th president of the United States. From 1889 to 1895--before he was a Rough Rider in the Spanish-American War and before he oversaw the building of the Panama Canal and won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize--'Teddy' Roosevelt served as one of three civil service commissioners. This was a significant period of his life because he matured politically and learned how to navigate through Washington politics. He sparred. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (264 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-251) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780817382339 081738233X |