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The Rough Rider and the Professor: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Friendship that Changed American History

byLaurence Jurdem

Laurence Jurdem traces the thirty-five-year friendship between Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge, two ambitious men who helped define Republican politics and American power during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Letters and political episodes reveal collaboration, rivalry, affection, and disagreement as Roosevelt rose to the presidency and Lodge became a dominant senator. Their relationship shaped debates over reform, war, empire, diplomacy, and party loyalty. The book shows how personal friendship can operate as political infrastructure, magnifying influence while exposing both men to the consequences of ambition and changing national priorities.

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781639364411