{"product_id":"the-years-of-preparation-18681900-9780674014725","title":"The Years of Preparation 18681900","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe letters of Theodore Roosevelt constitute a major contribution to the field of American history and literature. At the same time, they present an autobiography of matchless candor and vitality. They are at once a mine of information for the historian, a case study in astute and vigorous political leadership, and a delight to the general reader. All the letters needed to reveal Roosevelt's thought and action in his public and private life are included, with appropriate editorial comment; and each is printed in its entirety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[O]ne of those monumental contributions to the scholarship of history and biography that are also a pleasure to read. * Harper’s *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME ONE    Introduction  New York and Cambridge 1868--1881  New York and Medora 1881--1889  The Civil Service Commission 1889--1895  The Police Commission of the City of New York 1895--1897  The Department of the Navy 1897--1898    VOLUME TWO    The Department of the Navy, continued 1898  The War with Spain 1898  A State Campaign August-December 1898  Parochial Affairs January--December 1899  The Kaleidoscope January--June 1900  A National Campaign June--December 1900    APPENDIX    1. Diary of Five Months In the New York Legislature 1469  2. Note on Nomination for the Governorship  3. Men of Affairs  4. Theodore Roosevelt: The Years of Decision  5. Chronologies  6. Collections Investigated  INDEX","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403520745815,"sku":"9780674014725","price":144.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674014725.jpg?v=1730483713","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-years-of-preparation-18681900-9780674014725","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}