| The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Secret Partners Contributor(s): Fromkin, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143116185 ISBN-13: 9780143116189 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: Renowned historian Fromkin reveals how two unlikely world leaders--King Edward VII of England and Theodore Roosevelt--recast themselves as respected political players and established a friendship that would shape the course of the 20th century in ways never anticipated. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.24" W x 7.98" (0.49 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An intimate look at two extraordinary figures and their secret collaboration?one that turned the alliance structure of the political world upside down In this character-driven study, acclaimed historian and bestselling author David Fromkin reveals how two colorful figures?Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh? assumed leadership of the English-speaking world at the beginning of the twentieth century. As human beings, the two men could hardly have been more different. Edward, a lover of fine food, drink, beautiful women, and the pleasure-seeking culture of Paris, had previously been regarded as nothing more than a playboy. Across the Atlantic, Theodore Roosevelt, the aristocrat from Manhattan and self-made cowboy, would rise above his critics to become one of the nation's most beloved presidents. Together, they wrote the agenda for the North Atlantic democracies of the twentieth century. |