In the 19th century, the American elite found itself caught between two worlds. To the east, across the Atlantic, was civilisation. To the west, over the Appalachians, was the rugged wilderness. How could the Yankee establishment be simultaneously sophisticated and agrarian? How could they hold their heads up high in the courts of Europe while remaining authentically American? They looked for an idol. They found Theodore Roosevelt.

Literary Review

Dec 2015

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Tim Stanley

Powerful Traits of Successful Leaders

Yours, Mr President

A Valediction to Power

Jokester-in-Chief

Tricky Questions

Willing Accomplice?

There Will Be Blood

Faith Off

With Flying Colours

Man of the Soil

Lives of Others

Sworn In, Worn Out

The Right Stuff

The Odd Couple

Born to Rule

Escape from Neutrality