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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812970203321

Autore

Lembeck Harry <1944->

Titolo

Taking on Theodore Roosevelt : how one senator defied the president on Brownsville and shook American politics / / Harry Lembeck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amherst, New York : , : Prometheus Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-61614-955-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (544 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ) : illustraions ;

Disciplina

973.91/1092

Soggetti

United States Politics and government 1901-1909

United States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The iron of the wound enters the soul itself -- "They ate shooting us up" -- A special request -- On the ground -- A more aggressive attitude -- The education of the Rough Riders and the wizard -- Roosevelt does justice -- Friends of the administration -- These are my jewels -- Two sets of affidavits -- Between two stools -- Grim-visaged war -- Strange fruit -- A different burden of proof -- Cordial cooperation -- Most implicit faith -- What did happen at that Gridiron dinner -- First-class color men -- Greatest Shepherd -- The soldiers' patron and patronage -- Other coalitions, other fronts -- A face to grace the White House -- Brownsville ghouls -- "Do you care to say anything on the subject?" -- An act of treason -- Roosevelt fatigue -- "Not one particle of regret".