Teddy Roosevelt & Leonard Wood : partners in command /
Eisenhower, John S. D., 1922-2013,
Teddy Roosevelt & Leonard Wood : partners in command / Teddy Roosevelt and Leonard Wood John S.D. Eisenhower. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (206 pages) : maps
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Birth of a Friendship -- Sagamore Cowboy, Theodore Roosevelt -- Doctor on Horseback, Leonard Wood -- The Path to War -- On to Cuba -- Las Guasimas -- San Juan Hill -- The Surrender of Santiago -- Governor Wood -- Tom Piatt Creates a President -- Commander in Chief -- The Rise of John J. Pershing -- Philippines, 1902-8 -- Chief of Staff -- The Sinking of the Lusitania -- The Buildup Starts -- On the Shelf -- "The Old Lion Is Dead" -- Wood Carries On
Theodore Roosevelt was a man of wide interests, strong opinions, and intense ambition for both himself and his country. When he met Leonard Wood in 1897, he recognized a kindred spirit. Moreover, the two men shared a zeal for making the United States an imperial power that would challenge Great Britain as world leader. For the remainder of their lives, their careers would intertwine in ways that shaped the American nation.
9780826273017
Roosevelt, Theodore, Sr., 1831-1878.
Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927.
Spanish-American War, 1898.
Electronic Books.
E757 / .T433 2014
Teddy Roosevelt & Leonard Wood : partners in command / Teddy Roosevelt and Leonard Wood John S.D. Eisenhower. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (206 pages) : maps
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Birth of a Friendship -- Sagamore Cowboy, Theodore Roosevelt -- Doctor on Horseback, Leonard Wood -- The Path to War -- On to Cuba -- Las Guasimas -- San Juan Hill -- The Surrender of Santiago -- Governor Wood -- Tom Piatt Creates a President -- Commander in Chief -- The Rise of John J. Pershing -- Philippines, 1902-8 -- Chief of Staff -- The Sinking of the Lusitania -- The Buildup Starts -- On the Shelf -- "The Old Lion Is Dead" -- Wood Carries On
Theodore Roosevelt was a man of wide interests, strong opinions, and intense ambition for both himself and his country. When he met Leonard Wood in 1897, he recognized a kindred spirit. Moreover, the two men shared a zeal for making the United States an imperial power that would challenge Great Britain as world leader. For the remainder of their lives, their careers would intertwine in ways that shaped the American nation.
9780826273017
Roosevelt, Theodore, Sr., 1831-1878.
Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927.
Spanish-American War, 1898.
Electronic Books.
E757 / .T433 2014