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Theodore Roosevelt, Conservation, and the 1908 Governors' Conference
Leroy G. Dorsey
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Description for Theodore Roosevelt, Conservation, and the 1908 Governors' Conference
Series: Library of Presidential Rhetoric. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBJK; JPA; JPHL; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Among Theodore Roosevelt’s many initiatives, oneof the most important accomplishments was hiseffort to convince the nation that conserving theenvironment was crucial to its continued existence.For much of his presidency—often withoutcongressional assent—he acted to protect wildlifeand the natural world he so loved. Years of nationaltours, presidential edicts, and policy wranglingculminated in an unprecedented conference ofgovernors at the White House in 1908. LeroyG. Dorsey explores the rhetorical power ofRoosevelt’s address at this historic conservationsummit, specifically examining how the presidentpopularized the notion of conservation in the publicconsciousness.
Much has been written on Roosevelt’s conservationpolicy, but surprisingly little attention has beengiven to this ... Read more
Among Theodore Roosevelt’s many initiatives, oneof the most important accomplishments was hiseffort to convince the nation that conserving theenvironment was crucial to its continued existence.For much of his presidency—often withoutcongressional assent—he acted to protect wildlifeand the natural world he so loved. Years of nationaltours, presidential edicts, and policy wranglingculminated in an unprecedented conference ofgovernors at the White House in 1908. LeroyG. Dorsey explores the rhetorical power ofRoosevelt’s address at this historic conservationsummit, specifically examining how the presidentpopularized the notion of conservation in the publicconsciousness.
Much has been written on Roosevelt’s conservationpolicy, but surprisingly little attention has beengiven to this ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Library of Presidential Rhetoric
Number of Pages
160
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781623493998
SKU
V9781623493998
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About Leroy G. Dorsey
Leroy G. Dorsey is professor and chair of thedepartment of communication at the University ofMemphis, USA. He is the author of The Presidency andRhetorical Leadership and “We Are All Americans,Pure and Simple”: Theodore Roosevelt and the Myth ofAmericanism.
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