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  • Alice

  • Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker
  • By: Stacy A. Cordery
  • Narrated by: Alex Picard
  • Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)

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Alice

By: Stacy A. Cordery
Narrated by: Alex Picard
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An entertaining and eye-opening biography of America's most memorable first daughter

From the moment Teddy Roosevelt's outrageous and charming teenage daughter strode into the White House—carrying a snake and dangling a cigarette—the outspoken Alice began to put her imprint on the whole of the twentieth-century political scene. Her barbed tongue was as infamous as her scandalous personal life, but whenever she talked, powerful people listened, and she reigned for eight decades as the social doyenne in a town where socializing was state business. Historian Stacy Cordery's unprecedented access to personal papers and family archives enlivens and informs this richly entertaining portrait of America's most memorable first daughter and one of the most influential women in twentieth-century American society and politics.

* This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF that contains the Roosevelt family tree from the book. Please feel free to refer to it as you listen along. The names in boldface are mentioned in Alice.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Stacy A. Cordery (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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I loved all of this book!

I loved this book so much I'm going to read it again! there is nothing that about this book that I did not like I loved it all.

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Loved it! Will enjoy it again.

A deeply fascinating and riveting weave of the history and life of a truly remarkable woman, and the history of her time into the (for me) very recent past. This telling painted the nuisances of her life, her impact across diverse times, social movements, political landscapes, and historical events, in layers of interesting history…and the people at the center of those times. This book is not cumbersome, even in light of its length. It is a bright, active, energetic and at times humorous, fast-paced and deeply engaging telling of a woman who truly lived life to the fullest, and beyond…and the history that surrounded, inspired, and in the end failed to limit her.

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What a fascinating woman

As a voracious consumer of all things Theodore Roosevelt, it was thrilling to listen to the story of his first daughter Alice. She lived a fascinating life that was thoughtfully fleshed out by the author and narrated with perfection.

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Cigarette and pet garter snake in her purse..

..while her Father was President.. Alice has a big personality, was ahead of her time..not quite Victorian Era, but ahead of Bright Young Things..

This is a solid biography, not a "historical fiction". Definitely worth a listen, good reader and a solid well researched book presented in solid narrative. I enjoyed the later life being so well detailed. I had no knowledge of her before this, she was an amazing woman.

Unlike some reviewers, I did not feel the book was politically biased. there were a few spots where it seemed that today's norms for women were being applied, missing a little of the nuance of earlier societies. But Alice was ahead of her time.

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Interesting but sometimes infuriating

I have always admired Alice Roosevelt Longworth for her superb education and her work for women's rights. As a lifelong Democrat, however, I grew very tired of the passages praising what she did for the Republican Party. My other problem is with the narrator: she has a clear, pleasant voice, but mis-pronounces many words and names. The one that bothered me most was the poet William Butler YEETS (in her pronunciation). Somebody should have listened critically to the whole book and asked for corrections before it was released.

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Amazing Stateswoman and our first Princess

This is a well researched and informative narrative on an incredible life well lived. The narrator chosen really brings Alice to life with her upper crust east coast accent when speaking for Alice. Highly recommended

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Alice

I loved learning about this interesting individual. An absolute American treasure. A great read, time well spent.

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