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Theodore Roosevelt and His Time; Shown In His Own Letters
[Buy it!] | Bishop Joseph Bucklin | USD 67.50
(Fri May 24 04:34:44 2024) | Biblio | Ground Zero Books | New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, Date: 1920. First Edition, First Printing--stated Published September 1920. Hardcover. Good. Vol. I: xii, [2], 505, [5] pages; Vol. II, vi, [4], 517, [1] pages. Illustrations (complete). Index. Some soiling on page 509 in the index of Volume II. Cover has some wear and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on fep. Joseph Bucklin Bishop (September 5, 1847 - December 13, 1928), was an American newspaper editor (1870-1905), Secretary of the Isthmian Canal Commission in Washington, D.C. and Panama (1905-1914), and authorized biographer and close friend of President Theodore Roosevelt. Bishop was the author of 13 books and dozens of magazine articles, and he edited the 1920 best-seller, Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children. Bishop's association with Theodore Roosevelt began in the spring of 1895 when TR, as New York City Police Commission president, was radically reforming the corrupt and patronage-laden force. Roosevelt welcomed the editorial support he received from Bishop. Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to his Children, released in 1919, became a national best seller and made Bishop economically self-sufficient for the remainder of his life. Shortly after Roosevelt's return from Brazil 1914 he startled Bishop by declaring, "I know what I wish you would do - write the story of my public life." TR pledged, "I will turn all my official and private correspondence over to you for your exclusive control.". In late 1918 when Roosevelt directed the Library of Congress to give Bishop full access to his papers. Bishop worked resolutely on the authorized biography, as told through Roosevelt's letters, previewing the early chapters with the subject himself. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919) was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States and as the 33rd Governor of New York. As a leader of the Republican Party during this time, he became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century. His face is depicted on Mount Rushmore, alongside those of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. His book, The Naval War of 1812 (1882), established his reputation as both a learned historian and as a popular writer. Upon entering politics, he became the leader of the reform faction of Republicans in New York's state legislature. Roosevelt served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President William McKinley, but resigned from that post to lead the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. Returning a war hero, he was elected Governor of New York in 1898. After the death of Vice President Garret Hobart, the New York state party leadership convinced McKinley to accept Roosevelt as his running mate in the 1900 election, moving Roosevelt to the prestigious but powerless role of vice president. Roosevelt campaigned vigorously and the McKinley-Roosevelt ticket won a landslide victory based on a platform of peace, prosperity, and conservatism. Following McKinley's assassination in September 1901, Roosevelt became president at age 42. As a leader of the Progressive movement, he championed his "Square Deal" domestic policies, promising the average citizen fairness, breaking of trusts, regulation of railroads, and pure food and drugs. Making conservation a top priority, he established a myriad of new national parks, forests, and monuments intended to preserve the nation's natural resources. In foreign policy, he focused on Central America, where he began construction of the Panama Canal. He expanded the Navy and sent the Great White Fleet on a world tour to project the United States' naval power around the globe. His successful efforts to broker the end of the Russo-Japanese War won him the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. Elected in 1904 to a full term, Roosevelt continued to promote progressive policies, but many of his efforts and much of his legislative agenda were eventually blocked in Congress. Roosevelt successfully groomed his close friend, William Howard Taft, and Taft won the 1908 presidential election to succeed him. Frustrated with Taft's conservatism, Roosevelt belatedly tried to win the 1912 Republican nomination. He failed, walked out, and founded a third party, the Progressive, so-called "Bull Moose" Party, which called for wide-ranging progressive reforms. 1920. Charles Scribner's Sons [US] |
