Book Description
Excerpt from Mid-America, 1961, Vol. 43: An Historical Quarterly Of course, the irrepressible Teddy has long fascinated stu dents Of the American past, but this hardly explains the new inter est in him. A part of the answer is the peculiar attraction the progressive movement has come to have for historians in this country. Roosevelt was SO intimately associated with American progressivism that the Subject can scarcely be considered without giving attention to his involvement in it. Another reason historians have focused attention on Roosevelt and the era be dominated is the renewed interest in his foreign policy, which has taken on new meaning when examined in the light Of two world wars and recent international developments. NO doubt more subtle influences manifested in the nation's dominant mood Of late are also involved. It is possible, for instance, that the homogenizing forces so appar ent in modern American society, and especially the desire to avoid social conflict, have found confirmation and inspiration in Theo dore Roosevelt's basic attitudes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
