Book notes
Subject(s): American Fish-Cultural Association, Bayley, James Roosevelt, 1814-1877, Beale, Howard K. (Howard Kennedy), 1899-1959, Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928, Blum, John Morton, 1921-2011, Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Hill, Howard C. (Howard Copeland), 1878-1940, Historiography, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Medal of Honor, Miller, Nathan, 1927-2004, Morison, Elting Elmore, Pringle, Henry F. (Henry Fowles), 1897-1958, Robinson, Theodore Douglas, 1883-1934, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, Henry L., Roosevelt, Hilborne L. (Hilborne Lewis), 1849-1886, Roosevelt, Nicholas J., 1767-1854, Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Seton, Elizabeth Ann, Saint, 1774-1821, Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972, United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Van Rosenvelt, Claes Martenszen, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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John A. Gable reviews Nathan Miller’s The Roosevelt Chronicles, a history of the Roosevelt family in America. He acknowledges that Miller covers the lives of the well known Roosevelts: Theodore, Franklin, Eleanor, and Alice Longworth, but he believes that the real value of the book comes from its examination of lesser known members of the famous family. Gable looks at four of these figures: Nicholas Roosevelt, a pioneer in steamboats; James Roosevelt Bayley, an important figure in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church; Robert B. Roosevelt, Theodore’s uncle, who was a conservationist; and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Theodore’s son, who would earn the Medal of Honor for his actions on D-Day, 1944.
Frederick W. Marks describes the research he undertook for his book Velvet on Iron, and surveys the historiography of Theodore Roosevelt beginning in the 1920s. He argues that there persists a divide between his record as a restrained diplomat and the perception “of him as bellicose and impulsive.
A photograph of Marks accompanies his article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1980
Creator(s)
Gable, John A.; Marks, Frederick W.
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
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Chicago:
Book notes. [January 15, 1980]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305956. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gable, John A.; Marks, Frederick W.. Book notes. [15 Jan. 1980]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305956.
APA:
Gable, John A.; Marks, Frederick W.., [1980, January 15]. Book notes.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305956.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
