"Roosevelt was a conservative reformer, not a liberal statist. From the start, there were two strains of progressive thought, and Wilson's, not TR's, is the one that has come down to us today. Roosevelt would regard today's government as a Frankenstein monster. It is here and clear, in Ruddy's essential book. A lawyerly presentation, vital to understanding TR and current ... Read moreAmerican policies. Splendid!"
RICK MARSCHALL, author of Bully! The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt and advisory board member of the Theodore Roosevelt Association "Theodore Roosevelt prepared America for the twentieth century, and Daniel Ruddy's book makes it clear that, almost one hundred years after his death, TR's ideas and influence can lead the nation into the twenty-first century as well. A 'must read.'"
HARRY LEMBECK, author of Taking on Theodore Roosevelt "This is history the way it should be written. Theodore the Great is full of fresh insights into Theodore Roosevelt
without even a hint of whitewash. It restores a memorable president to relevance and affection in our time."
THOMAS FLEMING, author of The Illusion of Victory: America in World War I "As Lord Morley once remarked, Theodore Roosevelt 'is not an American, you know, he is America.' Daniel Ruddy's Theodore the Great ably rescues the reputation of this remarkable man from his recent and narrow conservative critics. Ruddy shows that Roosevelt understood that capitalism and the free market are not the same thing and that the latter sometimes needs protection from the former; that military strength properly exercised could secure peace and national objectives without firing a shot; and that the health of the natural family is the foundation of ordered liberty and national greatness. A delight to read, Ruddy's book deserves a wide audience."
ALLAN CARLSON, professor of history at Hillsdale College, editor of The Family in America: A Journal of Public Policy, and author of "The American Way": Family and Community in the Shaping of the American Identity Show Less