Theodore Roosevelt: An American Force
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3.8 • 57 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From acclaimed American historian and biographer Jeff Webb, essential listening for history buffs.
Leading presidential historians and public opinion agree—Theodore Roosevelt was one of America’s greatest presidents. Through this unique audio course, Professor Webb explores the reasons Roosevelt enjoys such widespread and enduring approval.
As you listen to this engrossing 15-lecture audio series from Prof. Webb, you’ll understand why Roosevelt’s colorful personality and audacious leadership style so enthralled Americans in the early twentieth century and continue to fascinate us today.
Roosevelt’s years in office were marked by executive actions and policy measures that moved the institution along a new path and cemented its influence on the world stage. By stretching the boundaries of executive authority, Roosevelt inaugurated new practices that came to define the modern American presidency.
In this compelling series, you’ll examine Roosevelt’s early life and political career before he unexpectedly found himself president, at age 42, following William McKinley’s assassination in 1901. Then, you’ll explore Roosevelt’s presidency, noting instances where he blazed new trails for future presidents. A leader with inexhaustible energy and legendary charisma, Roosevelt’s celebrity status represented a powerful shift in US political tradition.
Join Prof. Webb to learn how Roosevelt shaped our collective idea of what a US president should be.
This course is part of the Learn25 Collection.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Whether you think of Theodore Roosevelt as a history-making U.S. president or just as the one with the mustache and glasses, this engaging lecture series will leave you fascinated. Historian Jeff Webb gives us a vivid picture of Roosevelt's wide-ranging interests and firecracker disposition. (At Harvard, Roosevelt dove headfirst toward the natural sciences…until he learned it would involve sitting indoors with a microscope.) And his epic journey to the White House had us enthralled. We couldn’t believe how many lives he lived: as a state assembly member, a grieving widower-turned-cattle-rancher, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the founder of the Rough Riders, and more. But the most incredible turn in Roosevelt’s career was the six short months he spent as vice president before the assassination of U.S. President William McKinley rocketed him to the highest office. Webb is a practiced lecturer, speaking with liveliness and clarity as Roosevelt expands the role of the executive branch in his approach to everything from labor issues to wildlife conservation. You’ll be amazed at how much this “locomotive in human pants” shaped America.
Customer Reviews
Outstanding history course & bio
Jeff Webb is an amazing historian able to weave together historical narative while telling treat stories. And TR's life is a great American story! This is the sort of history course you only dreamed of in college.
A superb exploration
Jeff Webb provides a very thorough overview of Teddy Roosevelt’s life and presidency. His presentation is very engaging and he provides an impressive depth of knowledge on the subject. Anyone remotely interested in US presidents/history will enjoy this book.
Vivid history in a meaningful context
This course exemplifies the quality that most of the history I learned in school lacked: specific, meaningful narrative about how a famous figure fit into and helped shape historical trends. Webb's discussions about how Roosevelt changed the course of the American presidency are truly insightful and will stick with me much more than the dates and isolated facts associated with Roosevelt that I learned in school.
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