Book reviews
Subject(s): American National Red Cross. Nursing Service, Blum, John Morton, 1921-2011, Brito, Frank, 1877-1973, Caroli, Betty Boyd, Cohen, Stan, Dailey, Wallace Finley, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Hamner, George P. (George Pinkard), 1873-1973, Heatley, Jeff, History--Book reviews, International relations--Centennial celebrations, etc., Jeffers, H. Paul (Harry Paul), 1934-2009, Langdon, Jesse D., 1881-1975, New York (State)--Montauk, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Tweed, Samuels, Harold, Samuels, Peggy, Spanish-American War (1898), Traxel, David, Walker, Dale L., Women--Biography, Ziel, Ron, 1939-2016
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Linda E. Milano reviews Betty Boyd Caroli’s The Roosevelt Women and John A. Gable examines eight books published to coincide with the centennial of the Spanish-American War in the “Book Reviews” section. Milano praises aspects of Caroli’s work, but she details what she considers the sometimes inaccurate and unfair depiction of Ethel Roosevelt Derby. Gable likes the two pictorial histories of the war by Stan Cohen and Ron Ziel, and he also admires the two works based on primary sources, Wallace Finley Dailey’s editing of Theodore Roosevelt’s war diary and Jeff Heatley’s compilation of newspaper accounts about the Rough Riders’ return to New York state. While Gable notes three other works, he devotes four paragraphs to a detailed critique of Teddy Roosevelt at San Juan by Peggy Samuels and Harold Samuels which he labels a “trashy book” for its reliance on unreliable sources and its agenda of belittling Roosevelt’s actions in the war.
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Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1998
Creator(s)
Milano, Linda E.; Gable, John A.
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Book reviews. [1998]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308035. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Milano, Linda E.; Gable, John A.. Book reviews. [1998]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308035.
APA:
Milano, Linda E.; Gable, John A.., [1998]. Book reviews.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308035.
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.