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Zusatztext "This excellent book touches the audience who enjoyed David McCullough s biography of T.R.! and is in that league. The writing is self-assured! evocative! and fair-handed; the character sketches (crucial in such books) are delightful and the Roosevelt family lore is fascinating. Thompson s writing is accessible! and the choice of quotations makes the characters live in the reader s mind." - R. J. Q. Adams! Distinguished Professor and Patricia and Bookman Peters Professor of History! Texas A&M University "I warmly recommend this book to anyone interested in Theodore Roosevelt and his time. It is well-researched and well-written! as well as very timely." - Hans-Dieter Sues! Ph.D.! Associate Director for Research and Collections! Smithsonian Institution! National Museum of Natural History "I learned a good bit reading it! especially the fact that Teddy could not be a viable candidate in these media-driven days. He said too much! too frankly! with no little amount of balderdash thrown into the mix. Still! he was a real American of the old- school! teaching corrupt and jejune old-worlders a thing or two whenever he had the chance." - Thomas Kennedy! Professor of History Emeritus! University of Arkansas Informationen zum Autor J. LEE THOMPSON is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Professor of History at Lamar University, USA. Klappentext In a life full of momentous episodes, Theodore Roosevelt's fifteen-month post-presidential odyssey to Africa and Europe has never been given its due place. A tale of daring adventure, international celebrity, a friendship lost, and a political legacy transformed, Theodore Roosevelt Abroad is the first full account of this important time in history. Zusammenfassung In a life full of momentous episodes! Theodore Roosevelt's fifteen-month post-presidential odyssey to Africa and Europe has never been given its due place. A tale of daring adventure! international celebrity! a friendship lost! and a political legacy transformed! Theodore Roosevelt Abroad is the first full account of this important time in history. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Old Lion Departs The Great Adventure Begins A Lion Roars in East Africa White Rhino and Giant Eland Down the Nile; Khartoum to Cairo European Whirl Peace Emissary Last Rites: England The Old Lion is Dead: Epilogue and Dramatis Personae...
