Theodore Roosevelt
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He inherited a sense of entitlement (and obligation) from his family, yet eventually came to see his own class as suspect. He was famously militaristic, yet brokered peace between Russia and Japan. He started out an archconservative, yet came to champion progressive causes. These contradictions are not evidence of vacillatingâŚ
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This is easily the best single-volume account of Rooseveltâs life. Dalton writes with an understated verve and an attention to detail that will pull along even biography-averse readers. While Morrisâs trilogy is still the definitive account, Daltonâs is more persuasive, as she is more willing to cast a skeptical eye on Rooseveltâs excesses and shortcomings.
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