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Theodore Roosevelt's Ghost - The History and Memory of an American Icon (Paperback)
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Theodore Roosevelt's Ghost - The History and Memory of an American Icon (Paperback)
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A century after his death, Theodore Roosevelt remains one of the
most recognizable figures in U.S. history, with depictions of the
president ranging from the brave commander of the Rough Riders to a
trailblazing progressive politician and early environmentalist to
little more than a caricature of grinning teeth hiding behind a
mustache and pince-nez. Theodore Roosevelt's Ghost follows the
continuing shifts and changes in this president's reputation since
his unexpected passing in 1919. In the most comprehensive
examination of Roosevelt's legacy, Michael Patrick Cullinane
explores the frequent refashioning of this American icon in popular
memory. The immediate aftermath of Roosevelt's death created a
groundswell of mourning and goodwill that ensured his place among
the great Americans of his generation, a stature bolstered by the
charitable and political work of his surviving family. When
Franklin Roosevelt ascended to the presidency, he worked to situate
himself as the natural heir of Theodore Roosevelt, reshaping his
distant cousin's legacy to reflect New Deal values of
progressivism, intervention, and patriotism. Others retroactively
adapted Roosevelt's actions and political record to fit the
discourse of social movements from anticommunism to civil rights,
with varying degrees of success. Richard Nixon's frequent
invocation led to a decline in Roosevelt's popularity and a
corresponding revival effort by scholars endeavoring to give an
accurate, nuanced picture of the 26th president. This wide-ranging
study reveals how successive generations shaped the public memory
of Roosevelt through their depictions of him in memorials,
political invocations, art, architecture, historical scholarship,
literature, and popular culture. Cullinane emphasizes the
historical contexts of public memory, exploring the means by which
different communities worked to construct specific representations
of Roosevelt, often adapting his legacy to suit the changing needs
of the present. Theodore Roosevelt's Ghost provides a compelling
perspective on the last century of U.S. history as seen through the
myriad interpretations of one of its most famous and indefatigable
icons.
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