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  • Never call retreat :Theodore Roosevelt and the Great War /
  • Record Type: Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
    [NT 15000414]: 973.911092
    Title/Author: Never call retreat : : Theodore Roosevelt and the Great War // J. Lee Thompson.
    Author: Thompson, J. Lee,
    Description: 1 online resource.
    Subject: 1913 - 1921
    Subject: World War, 1914-1918 - United States.
    Subject: Families.
    Subject: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General
    Subject: Political science.
    Subject: United States - Economic conditions - To 1865.
    Subject: United States.
    ISBN: 113730653X (electronic bk.)
    ISBN: 9781137306531 (electronic bk.)
    [NT 15000228]: Prologue: Peace Envoy, Spring 1910 -- 1.A Great Tragedy Impends, June-August 1914 -- 2.A Great Black Tornado, August-November 1914 -- 3.To Serve Righteousness, November 1914-April 1915 -- 4.A Course of National Infamy, May-August 1915 -- 5.First American Citizen, September 1915-March 1916 -- 6.Not in Heroic Mood, March-June 1916 -- 7.A Shadow Dance of Words, July-November 1916 -- 8.The Curse of Meroz, December 1916-April 1917 -- 9.A Slacker in Spite of Himself, April-July 1917 -- 10. Children of the Crucible, August-December 1917 -- 11. The People's War, January-March 1918 -- 12. Crowded Hours of Glorious Life, March-July 1918 -- 13. A Noble Life Gloriously Ended, July-August 1918 -- 14. Peace with Victory, August-November 1918 -- Epilogue: November 1918-January 1919.
    [NT 15000229]: The final years of Theodore Roosevelt's life have long been considered a dark, aberrant period in which a once-great statesman descended into contrarianism and ill health as his legacy was eclipsed by world events. This stirring narrative decisively puts the lie to such depictions of Roosevelt's twilight years, showing the characteristic dignity, intellectual brilliance, and youthful vigor with which he confronted both private hardships and the onset of the First World War. It was a historical moment eerily reminiscent of our own: violence in the failed state of Mexico bleeding across the border, an insurgency brewing within the Republican party, and an eloquent and charismatic Democratic president facing a global conflict while bedeviled by constant and vitriolic partisan attacks. That president was Woodrow Wilson, and his committed adversary was Theodore Roosevelt, who would wage a personal and political battle against the administration until the day he died. This duel of American titans lies at the center of J. Lee Thompson's history, which is the first modern account of Roosevelt exclusively during the war years. This is a tale of politics and global conflict, but also a private story of true love and familial devotion: the love of Theodore and Edith Roosevelt and the deep bonds of affection they held for all their children - particularly sons Ted, Kermit, Archie, and Quentin, who all served bravely on the front. From public triumphs to personal tragedies, Thompson gives us a long-overdue look at the later life of one of American history's most indelible figures, as well as the inexorable process by which the US was drawn into the greatest war the world had yet seen.
    Online resource: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137306531
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