Theodore Roosevelt Summary

Theodore Roosevelt 1858-1919 American President and Adventurer In addition to his years as the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt was an adventurer and big-game hunter who travele... Read more

One of the most popular, controversial, and important presidents, Theodore Roosevelt was a hearty, dynamic leader. His administration introduced much-needed monitoring of business with an established ... Read more

Theodore Roosevelt was probably America's closest approximation to a man of letters who was also a man of affairs. Roosevelt possessed an extraordinarily strong intellect coupled with the energies and... Read more

Theodore Roosevelt was a prolific author, the twenty-sixth president of the United States, the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize, and the only United States president to be awarded a Congressi... Read more

In the following essay, Tuttleton investigates the significance of a reference to Theodore Roosevelt in Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence as well as the author's lifelong acquai... Read more

In the following essay, Zyskind studies Roosevelt as an example of a public figure who embodied conflicting views and qualities whose source of may be found in the nature of philosophic rhetoric. T... Read more

In the following essay, Gershenowitz defends the authority of Jack London as a naturalist with respect to Roosevelt's criticism of him as a "Nature-Faker." The controversy betw... Read more

In the following essay, Burton examines the influences that formed Roosevelt's prose style. On 7 June 1910, in the Sheldonian Theatre of the University of Oxford, ex-President Theodore Roose... Read more

In the following essay, Klein discusses the figure of the cowboy as portrayed in various works by Roosevelt. Imperialism was a principle. In his Foreword to the 1900 edition of his The Winning of t... Read more

In the following essay, Beers praises Roosevelt for his ability to translate his experiences as a man of action into a body of literary works. In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death,... Read more

Mencken was one of the most influential figures in American literature from the First World War until the early years of the Great Depression. His strongly individualistic, irreverent outlook on life ... Read more

Schlesinger is a prominent American historian and an influential figure in liberal politics. As a special assistant to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, he was instrumental in formulating... Read more

An American educator and critic, Moers is the author of The Dandy: Brummel to Beerbohm (1960) and Literary Women (1976). In the following essay, she documents Roosevelt's relationship to New Yo... Read more

He was a man known by many, a man esteemed by most, one who could draw a crowd with his passion for life, and one who led our country with pride. Theodore Roosevelt's devotion to everything he did wa... Read more

The Modern Presidency: An Evolution The presidency of the United Sates of America has been an evolving office since the term of our first president, George Washington. This evolution has occurred... Read more