Book Reviews
Subject(s): Abernathy, Alta, Abernathy, John R., 1876-1941, Abernathy, Louis, 1900-, Abernathy, Temple, 1904-, Bryant, David Ross, Children's books, Foppiani, Oreste, 1969-, Harness, Cheryl, Hayhurst, Jeffrey K., Hines, Gary, Imperialism, International relations, Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sumner, William Graham, 1840-1910, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
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Four titles, two books for children and two for adults, come under scrutiny in this edition of the “Book Reviews” section. Linda E. Milano praises Cheryl Harness’s biography Young Teddy Roosevelt, especially its illustrations, and she finds that A Christmas Tree in the White House, though fiction, still teaches important lessons about conservation. Randall Holdridge highlights the five journeys undertaken by Louis Abernathy and Temple Abernathy, the sons of John R. Abernathy, a friend of Theodore Roosevelt and United States Marshal for Oklahoma. Holdridge asserts that Bud & Me: The True Adventures of the Abernathy Boys demonstrates the inspirational value of Roosevelt’s character.
Grace Frisone says that The Birth of American Imperialism does not break much new ground, but that it does acknowledge the importance of Roosevelt to turn of the twentieth-century American foreign policy. Frisone also says that this work, written in Italian, brings a European perspective to the study of American history. A photograph from the 1998 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears in the section.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1999
Creator(s)
Milano, Linda E.; Holdridge, Randall; Frisone, Grace
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. [December 11, 1999]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308570. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Milano, Linda E.; Holdridge, Randall; Frisone, Grace. Book Reviews. [11 Dec. 1999]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308570.
APA:
Milano, Linda E.; Holdridge, Randall; Frisone, Grace., [1999, December 11]. Book Reviews.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308570.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
