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The Cowboy President: The American West and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt reveals how his time spent in the Western Dakota Territory helped him recover from an overwhelming personal loss, but more importantly, how it transformed him into the man etched onto Mount Rushmore, a man who is still rated as one of the top five Presidents in American history. Unlike other Roosevelt biographies, The Cowboy President details how the land, the people and the Western code of honor had an enormous impact on Theodore and how this experience influenced him in his later years. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)973.91History and Geography North America United States 1901- Roosevelt Through Truman AdministrationsLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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Teddy Roosevelt is an admirable figure. A man who truly believed that it’s never wrong to do the right thing, even if it hurt him or his friends. In The Cowboy President: The Making of Teddy Roosevelt and the Making of the American West author Michael F. Blake tries to establish how a rich boy from New York City became a man of such morals.
Roosevelt was enamored with the life of a rancher, he enjoyed the tough life, the days out in the extreme hot, or extreme cold and the strenuous existence. Unlike many other tourists, he didn’t simply pack up his hunting trophies and headed home to his gilded castle to brag about the harshness at dinner parties. Instead he gave up almost everything to go and be a cattle rancher.
As a rancher Roosevelt had to prove himself over and over again, to his family, employees, town folk, and fellow ranchers. The code of honor, and sometimes dishonor, these people lived with had a tremendous impact on his life and how he conducted himself and his business from then on.
The author states that this part of Roosevelt’s life is often glossed over by biographers and historians, they don’t see it as very important. As well all know, however, it is the small moments, the unassuming ones which catch us off guard that sometimes create the deepest impact. It is the people who we meet on the road that cause us to change direction and see the world in a new light, as well as appreciate their way of living showing us that there are no right or wrong ways – just different.
A lesson America seemed to forget.
This min-biography is detailed, but also tells a story. The people in it come to life and many had an impact on Mr. Roosevelt for his whole life.
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