In a life full of momentous episodes, Theodore Roosevelt's
fifteen-month post-presidential odyssey to Africa and Europe has
never been given its due place. In 1909 and 1910, fresh from the
presidency, Rooosvelt embarked on a grand expedition that fulfilled
a long-held dream for the hunter-naturalist. Moving from Egypt to
British East Africa to the Belgian Congo, Roosevelt hunted
elephants and rhinos, parlayed with mercenaries and tribal kings,
and observed the changes wrought by European colonialism. Along
with his big game rifles, Roosevelt also brought his bully pulpit
and accompanying ideals, lecturing diplomats and politicians on
both continents on the exertions required to maintain the burden of
empire.
In this engaging narrative, J. Lee Thompson traces the
exhilarating adventures Roosevelt undertook as well as periods of
doubt and disillusionment. Even as TR realized one dream of nature
on safari, he came to believe another, more vital to his heart and
legacy, was being undermined at home by President William Howard
Taft. Having initially assumed that the new president would
continue his predecessor's cherished conservation policies,
Roosevelt came to realize that Taft, left alone in the political
jungles of Washington, was directly undermining his legacy. This
led to an acrimonious split between the two old friends,
Roosevelt's explosive return to the American political stage, and
ultimately the election of Woodrow Wilson.
A tale of daring adventure, international celebrity, a
friendship lost, and a political legacy transformed, "Theodore
Roosevelt Abroad "is the first full account of a critical episode
in the life of an American icon.
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