The Lion's Pride: Theodore Roosevelt and His Family in Peace and War

320 Pages·1999·18.46 MB·English

by  Edward J. Renehan Jr.

The
LION'S P R I DE
Also by Edward J. Renehan jr.
The Secret Six
John Burroughs, An American Naturalist
The
L I O N 'S
P R I DE
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
AND HIS FAMILY
IN PEACE AND WAR
Edward J. Renehan Jr.
OXFORD
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Copyright © 1998 by Edward J. Renehan jr.
First published by Oxford University Press, Inc., 1998
First issued in 1999 as an Oxford University Press paperback
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Renehan, Edward, 1956-
The lion's pride : Theodore Roosevelt and his family in peace and
war / Edward J. Renehan jr.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-19-512719-6
ISBN 0-19-513424-9 (Pbk.)
1. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919—Family. 2. Presidents—United
States—Family relationships. 3. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
4. United States—Politics and government—1913-1921. 5. World War,
1914-1918—Influence. I. Title
E757.3.R46 1998
973.91'1'0922—dc21 98-23998
13579 10 8642
Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper
This book is dedicated to my son
WILLIAM JAMES RENEHAN
and to the memory of his beloved "Poppy"
WILLIAM AUGUST BARTKOVICK
who left us on 16 February 1998
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The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God,
PSALMS 104:21
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Part One: ROOSEVELT FORM
1 Mementoes 3
2 Roots 9
3 Crowded Hour 21
part Two:THE LION'S PRIDE
4 The Uninvited 37
5 A Rather Enlarged Football Game 51
6 All the Kinds of Boys There Are 71
7 The Kaleidoscope Shaken 87
8 Too Proud to Fight 99
9 Equal Billing with Woodrow 110
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