Book notes
Subject(s): Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-, Forma, Warren, Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940, Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926, Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917, Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 1805-1894, McCullough, David G., Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, Nesbit, Evelyn, 1884-1967, Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920, Pringle, Henry F. (Henry Fowles), 1897-1958, Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911, Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, Thaw, Harry Kendall, 1871-1947, Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923, Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929, White, Stanford, 1853-1906
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In the “Book Notes” column, John A. Gable reviews two books that cover different aspects of the era of Theodore Roosevelt. He praises David McCullough’s The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 for its “careful research, balanced judgment, and good prose.” Gable compares McCullough’s verdict on Roosevelt’s actions regarding the Canal with the work of other Roosevelt scholars, and he gives over much of his review to an extended quote from a letter McCullough wrote to President Jimmy Carter supporting passage of the 1977 Canal treaties.
Gable endorses, with some reservations, They Were Ragtime, a popular history of the United States in the Progressive era written by Warren Forma. Gable lists many of the personalities from entertainment, the arts, and the business world who populate Forma’s work, and he argues that the work is valuable for its look at popular culture in turn of the twentieth-century America.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1978
Creator(s)
Publication Date
2022-12-08
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Book notes. [October 29, 1978?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305848. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gable, John A.. Book notes. [29 Oct. 1978?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305848.
APA:
Gable, John A..: , [1978, October 29?]. Book notes. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305848.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
