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Heir to the Empire City

New York and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt

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Heir to the Empire City

By: Edward P. Kohn
Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
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Theodore Roosevelt is best remembered as America's prototypical "cowboy" president - a Rough Rider who derived his political wisdom from a youth spent in the untamed American West.

During his early political career, Roosevelt took on local Republican factions and Tammany Hall Democrats alike, proving his commitment to reform at all costs. He combated the city's rampant corruption and helped to guide New York through the perils of rabid urbanization and the challenges of accommodating an influx of immigrants - experiences that would serve him well as president of the United States.

A riveting account of a man and a city on the brink of greatness, Heir to the Empire City reveals that Roosevelt's true education took place not in the West but on the mean streets of nineteenth-century New York.

©2013 Edward P. Kohn (P)2013 Blackstone Audio Americas Politicians Politics & Activism Presidents & Heads of State State & Local United States New York Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt Family Career Latin America
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It was a good book. It definitely makes one remember that he much more of a knickerbocker than a rancher…a fact that I thought was somewhat apparent. But I suppose history often twists the truth a bit and perhaps his New York elite status might have gotten a slight retooling over the year.

But, as a voracious reader of anything about Theodore Roosevelt, I enjoyed the listen.

Interesting perspective

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I enjoyed the book. I cannot agree with the author’s assertion that TR was merely a pawn to corrupt forces.

Enjoyable

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