Carry a big stick : the uncommon heroism of Theodore Roosevelt / [print]
Carry a big stick
George Grant.
- Nashville, Tennessee : Cumberland House Publishing ; (c)1996.
- 203 pages ; 18 cm.
- Leaders in action series 9781888952209. .
- Leaders in action series. .
PennsylvaniaRT I: THE LIFE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT -- A bull moose -- A slow start -- Precocious youth -- The Harvard dandy -- Fairy tale love -- A reformer's zeal -- Tragedy -- Go west, young man -- Destiny fulfilled -- A political quest -- Rough Rider -- A political accident -- TR : Rex -- A restless heart -- 1912 -- Years of exile -- Vindication. PennsylvaniaRT II: THE CHARACTER OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT -- His family -- His father -- The strenuous life -- The great outdoors -- An appetite for learning -- Story-teller -- Good deeds -- Reformer -- Socialism -- Bully pulpit -- The common man -- Humility -- War and peace -- Science -- The South -- Humor -- Courage -- Failure -- Friendship -- A pro-life stalwart -- Progressive -- Prejudice -- Heroes -- Bull feathers -- Faith -- The Bible -- The church -- TR and FDR -- Sagamore Hill -- American spirit. PennsylvaniaRT III: THE LEGACY OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT -- The Micah mandate -- Justice -- Mercy -- Humility -- Our need -- The lessons of leadership.
Theodore Roosevelt stands out as one of the most exceptional leaders in American history. He was a devoted husband and father, a politician, a soldier, a war hero, a journalsit, an editor, a cattle rancher, a scientist, an historian, a writer, an athlete, a hunter, and a diplomat. While the list of his exploits seems imposing, it was his passionate commitment to what he believed was right and good and true that was dynamically compelling