Book Reviews
Subject(s): Beach, Edward L. (Edward Latimer), 1918-2002, Committee of 48 (U.S.), Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Hattendorf, John B., Hattendorf, Lynn C., 1947-, History--Book reviews, Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914, Naval War College (U.S.), Navy League of the United States, Pinchot, Amos, 1873-1944, Porter, David L., 1941-, Presidents--Rating of, Progressive Party (1912), Record, George L. (George Lawrence), 1859-1933, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Spector, Ronald H., 1943-, Tobin, Eugene M., United States. Navy, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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This edition of the “Book Reviews” section examines four works. “How Does TR Rate?” focuses on the poll numbers assigned to Theodore Roosevelt in The Rating Game in American Politics and finds that Roosevelt places in the great or near great categories. The review gives an overview of the essays in the collection, and highlights those on Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. William Davison Johnston reviews Edward L. Beach’s The United States Navy: 200 Years and notes that it is not a narrative history, and he stresses that it was awarded the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize for 1987.
In “The Independent Progressives,” John A. Gable reviews Eugene M. Tobin’s Organize or Perish: America’s Independent Progressives, 1913-1933 which studies former members of the Bull Moose Party like Amos Pinchot and George L. Record. Gable notes that these figures operated outside of elected offices and built organizations, but that they lacked the strength and numbers to build a political party. Gable notes how Tobin’s work adds to our understanding of the larger Progressive era. The section concludes with a notice that the Naval War College has published a comprehensive bibliography of the writings of Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.
A photograph of Johnston and Beach shaking hands at a Theodore Roosevelt Association event in October 1983 appears in the section.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1987
Creator(s)
Unknown; Johnston, William Davidson; Gable, John A.
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Book Reviews. [1987]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307651. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown; Johnston, William Davidson; Gable, John A.. Book Reviews. [1987]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307651.
APA:
Unknown; Johnston, William Davidson; Gable, John A.., [1987]. Book Reviews.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307651.
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 29, 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.