
The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Nonfiction — audiobook. Read by Edward Herrmann. Simon & Schuster Audio, 2013. Audiobook. 36 hours, 42 minutes. Library copy. Subtitled “Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism”, Goodwin’s book follows the collusion of Taft and Roosevelt during the progressive era through the fracturing of their friendship, which culminated in their running against one another for president in 1912. The book also highlights the role of “muckraker” journalists, particularly Ida Tarbell and McClure’s Magazine, in calling for […]
Categories: 2014 Reads, Audiobook, Chunkster, New England, New York, Nonfiction, North America, United States • Tags: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Edward Herrmann