Theodore Roosevelt is an American icon, his face carved in granite
alongside those of Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln on Mt.
Rushmore. He is the only American awarded both the Medal of Honor
and Nobel Peace Prize. As president, he pushed through a stubborn
Congress to breakup corporate monopolies strangling the economy,
impose health standards on the food and drug industries, and
conserve America's natural heritage, including the Grand Canyon and
Redwood forest. He was a brilliant diplomat who ended a war between
Japan and Russia, and prevented a war between Germany and France.
He engineered independence for the province of Panama from
Columbia, then signed a treaty with the new country that entitled
the United States to build, run, and defend a Panama canal. He
crusaded for progressive reforms as a New York assemblyman, U.S.
civil service commissioner, New York City police commissioner, and
New York governor. He led scientific expeditions across East
Africa's savanna and Brazil's rainforest. During the war with
Spain, he raised a cavalry regiment and led his Rough Riders to a
decisive victory at San Juan Heights. As a Dakota rancher during
the frontier's twilight, he squared off with outlaws and renegade
Indians. He was a prolific writer, authoring 38 books and hundreds
of essays. Roosevelt was among the most charismatic presidents.
Yet, although most Americans adored him, most Wall Street moguls
and political bosses hated him for his reforms. He was complex,
simultaneously peacemaker and warmonger, progressive and
conservative, Machiavellian and Kantian, avid hunter and nature
lover. Roosevelt accomplished all that he did because he mastered
the art of American power. His motto "speak softly and carry a big
stick" exemplified how he asserted power to defend or enhance
American interests. Time after time he bested such titans as J.P.
Morgan or Kaiser Wilhelm at the game of power. Although he is the
subject of dozens of books, this is the first to comprehensively
explore just how Roosevelt understood, massed, and wielded power to
pursue his vision for an America as the world's most prosperous,
just, and influential nation.
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