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The king and the cowboy : Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh : secret partners
Title:
The king and the cowboy : Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh : secret partners
Author:
Fromkin, David.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Press, 2008.
Physical Description:
256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
1. VICTORIA'S WORLD. When German Monarchs ruled England -- A liberal German's worldview -- Was Bertie really born lucky? -- 2. A PROFILE OF BERTIE. Nemesis strikes -- Seduced by Paris -- Seducing the New World -- Can she forgive him? -- War and politics divide the family -- The young marrieds -- Other beds, other women -- Bertie's politics -- 3. WILLY CASTS A SHADOW. Willy bites -- Willy barks -- Willy sends a telegram -- Willy challenges Bertie -- 4. A PROFILE OF TEDDY. Teedie refuses to be weak -- Teedie in love -- What should he do with his life? -- Politics! -- Following the Western Star -- Back to politics! -- Teddy's war -- 5. INTO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Alarm! -- A special relationship -- An entente -- Showdown in Morocco -- On to Algeciras -- High noon -- Who moves history? -- Time runs out -- The road to Sarajevo -- The Anglo-French entente.
ISBN:
9781594201875
Format :
Book