Theodore Roosevelt, the Dreyfus Affair, and a dueling French aristocrat
Subject(s): Antisemitism, Clemenceau, Georges, 1841-1929, Dreyfus, Alfred, 1859-1935, Dueling, McCullough, David G., Meat--Packing, Mission statements, Morès, Antoine Amédée Marie Vincent Manca de Vallombrosa, marquis de, 1858-1896, North Dakota--Badlands, Putnam, Carleton, 1901-1998, Ranching, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930, Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926
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Louis B. Livingston chronicles the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and the Marquis de Mores during their time together as cattle ranchers in the Dakota Badlands. Livingston focuses on the controversy as to whether the two seriously contemplated a duel to settle their differences, and he charts their divergent paths once they left the West after the ruin of their ranches. Livingston details de Mores’s obsession with antisemitism which he argues helped precipitate the notorious Dreyfus Affair in France, and he documents Roosevelt’s outspoken opposition to antisemitism during his political career.
Six photographs supplement the article, including two of de Mores and three of Roosevelt during their ranching years. A text box with the mission statement of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears at the end of the article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2015
Creator(s)
Livingston, Louis B. (Louis Bayer), 1941-
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
9
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:
Theodore Roosevelt, the Dreyfus Affair, and a dueling French aristocrat. [2015]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308616. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Livingston, Louis B. (Louis Bayer), 1941-. Theodore Roosevelt, the Dreyfus Affair, and a dueling French aristocrat. [2015]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308616.
APA:
Livingston, Louis B. (Louis Bayer), 1941-., [2015]. Theodore Roosevelt, the Dreyfus Affair, and a dueling French aristocrat.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308616.
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. February 5, 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.
