The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the golden age of journalism / Doris Kearns Goodwin.
The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the golden age of journalism / Doris Kearns Goodwin.
By
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Goodwin, Doris Kearns.
Publication Date
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2013
Publication Information
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New York : Simon & Schuster,
Edition
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First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Description
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xiv, 910 p., [32] pages of plates : ill., portraits.
Subject Term
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Progressivism (United States politics)
Press and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Geographic Term
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1909.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1909-1913.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [753]-867) and index.
Summary
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A dynamic history of the muckracking press and the first decade of the Progressive era as told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft--a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912 when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that cripples the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country's history.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781416547860
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| Carbonear (ACR) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 973.91 G63 | Checked In |
| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 973.91 G63 | Checked In |