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Theodore Roosevelt: A Manly President’s Gendered Personal and Political Transformations (Routledge Historical Americans) - Softcover

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Cogan, Neil

 
9780415842839: Theodore Roosevelt: A Manly President’s Gendered Personal and Political Transformations (Routledge Historical Americans)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415842832 ISBN 13: 9780415842839
Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Theodore Roosevelt explores the personal and political life of the 26th President of the United States. It considers among other things his "manliness," a gendered framework of traits for the Gilded Age and Progressive Period guiding him and other men in business, politics, and war, and shows how the development of these traits transformed Roosevelt’s personal and political decisions.

The work covers a storied personal life and emphasizes mental and physical challenges from depression, asthma, partial blindness, and attempted assassination. Cogan addresses the political transformation from traditional, to "Square Deal" Republican, to "Bull Moose" Progressive. The text also reviews initiatives dismissing corrupt officials, closing saloons, and arresting pimps; busting monopolies and bettering workplaces and consumer products; and conserving wildlife and natural resources. Contrary to popular conception, Roosevelt’s manliness was not macho masculinity. Rather, it was an evolving framework of traits, including courage, service, and Christian morality.

Supported by a series of intriguing primary source documents, this book is essential reading for understanding Roosevelt, his era, and his manliness. It is an accessible tool for students studying and instructors teaching courses on the Gilded Age and Progressive Period in American history.

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About the Author

Neil H. Cogan is Professor at Whitter College, USA, and teaches courses in history, law, and political science. As a practicing lawyer, he specializes in racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination cases, as well as free speech.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415842832
ISBN 13 
9780415842839
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
258