The complete online text of In the Arena by Booth Tarkington.

The prolific writings of American author Newton Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) include the novels "Penrod" and "Seventeen" and many successful Broadway plays. Booth Tarkington was born on July 29, 1869, the second child of lawyer John S. Tarkington and Eli...

RICHARD NIXON began his career "in the arena," entering public life when conservatives needed credible heroes. The determined young man from Whittier, California, promptly became a bete noire of New Dealers by taking on Jerry Voorhis, Alger Hiss, and Helen Gahagan Douglas. The...

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Speaking loudly and carrying on like Theodore Roosevelt. It's a rare part of the 2008 presidential campaign rhetoric that crosses party lines.Democrats and Republicans alike are frequently invoking the words of the nation's 26th president and renowned political maverick as they project a take-no-prisoners image...