The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations [Paperback]

Paul H. Jeffers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 2002

President Theodore Roosevelt left his mark on every facet of American life, including, quite colorfully, its language. Here, in a single volume, are not only his best "Teddyisms"--"hyphenated America," "muckraker," "the square deal," "the lunatic fringe," "good to the last drop," and many others--and lost words, but also the best of Roosevelt's most memorable quotations, which serve to illuminate every area of our culture: Americans; boxing; citizenship; conservation; courage; death; democracy; extremists; family values; football; government; heroism; history; hunting; leadership; liberty; patriotism; power; religion; war and peace; winning; women's rights; and much more.

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About the Author

H. Paul Jeffers, author of Commissioner Roosevelt and Colonel Roosevelt, lives in New York City.

H. Paul Jeffers, author of Commissioner Roosevelt and Colonel Roosevelt, lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (September 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878331492
• ISBN-13: 978-0878331499
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,083,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Collection and Arrangement of T.R.'s Quotes, June 26, 1998

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This review is from: The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations (Hardcover)

This will provide all T.R. fans with a quick reference to many quotes by this great man.
The topical arrangement allows the reader to get an overview of T.R.'s thoughts on a variety of subjects. The photographs interspersed throughout the book are also a very nice touch. Well Done.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TR's World View in Bite Sized Portions, September 9, 2001

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Wayne A. Smith (Newark, DE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations (Hardcover)

This collection is a sampler of several hundred Teddy Roosevelt quotations. It is a little book, the kind you are more likely to pick up and browse, than read through from beginning to end.

The editor has conveniently arranged TR's missives by topic. The reader will find our most energetic president holding forth on politics, foreign affairs, voting, citizenship, family, children, motherhood, Lincoln, virtue, boxing, war, and himself among the categories. In short, this sampling covers many of Roosevelt's incredibly varied interests.

Because the topics are so varied, this collection will serve to give those not well aquainted with TR a good taste for the man's energy, passions and world views. For those of us who are TRphiles, this book is a treasure trove, for it calls forth in many ways the truly unique aspects that serve to make Roosevelt perhaps the most "American" of Americans.

Also included are books by TR, quotes about him, his thoughts on the Rough Riders as well as his stirring and famous "...In the Arena" speech.

An inspiring little tome handsomely presented.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta Have It!, August 18, 2000

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"irishcowboy" (Southwest U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations (Hardcover)

This book is like a: "word for the day" calendar, or a "horoscope of the day" calendar. Since this book is 184 pages; read one quote per day, then start over. BULLY PULPIT is a glimpse of T.R.'S life. It's not as time-consuming as a biography would be...

Not since: MORNINGS ON HORSEBACK have I run across a book as interesting as this one.

ENJOY!