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Theodore Roosevelt; and the Rise of Amerca to World Power
Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Amerca to World Power Author:Howard K. Beale "Few Presidents have shown a greater flair for diplomacy than Theodore Roosevelt....Yet despite [his] great personal prestige and extraordinary display of diplomatic skill, Roosevelt, in Professor Beale's estimation, faile in all his important objectives, not from any lack of ability but from the distorted values he acquired.... in the expansion... more »ist agitation at the turn of the century. Nevertheless, it was a spectacular failure, and the story has never been told so well or in such abundant detail as here.....The book is a genuine contribution both to the diplomatic history of the era and to an understanding of Roosevelt's personality." -American Historical Review« less