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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Goodwin, Doris Kearns.     Subjects     Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.     Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.     Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 20th century.     Progressivism (United States politics) -- History -- 20th century.     Press and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1909.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1909-1913.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Goodwin, Doris Kearns.       by title:      The bully pulpit : T...       by call number:      LP 973.911 G656b     Search the Web     Goodwin, Doris Kearns.     Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.     Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.     Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 20th century.     Progressivism (United States politics) -- History -- 20th century.     Press and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1909.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1909-1913.       MARC Display

The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the golden age of journalism / Doris Kearns Goodwin. by Goodwin, Doris Kearns. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2013. Call #: LP 973.911 G656b Subjects Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.   Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.   Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 20th century.   Progressivism (United States politics) -- History -- 20th century.   Press and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1909.   United States -- Politics and government -- 1909-1913. ISBN:  9781410463227 (hc.) 1410463222 (hc.) Edition:  Large print ed. Description:  1277 p. (large print) : ill. ; 25 cm Notes:  "Source notes for The Bully Pulpit can be found in the original Simon & Schuster, Inc. ed." -- T.p. verso. Contents:  The hunter returns -- Will and Teedie -- The judge and the politician -- Nellie Herron Taft -- Edith Carrow Roosevelt -- The insider and the outsider -- The invention of McClure's -- "Like a boy on roller skates" -- Governor and Governor General -- "That damned cowboy is President" -- "The most famous woman in America" -- "A mission to perform" -- Toppling old bosses -- "Thank Heaven you are to be with me!" -- "A smile that won't come off" -- "Sitting on the lid" -- The American people reach a verdict -- "Cast into outer darkness" -- "To cut Mr. Taft in two!" -- Taft boom, Wall Street bust -- Kingmaker and king -- "A great stricken animal" -- A self-inflicted wound -- St. George and the dragon -- "The parting of the ways" -- "Like a war horse" -- "My hat is in the ring" -- "Bosom friends, bitter enemies" -- Armageddon -- Epilogue. Summary:  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. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Large Print Nonfiction LP 973.911 G656b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Home Delivery - HN Adult Large Print Nonfiction LP 973.911 G656b Adult books Transit Request Add Copy to MyList

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