tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post4623497084599309301..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Roosevelt in December?James Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-25694117044277109932010-11-18T20:06:11.754+02:002010-11-18T20:06:11.754+02:00Review of Colonel Roosevelt:
http://www.nytimes.c...Review of Colonel Roosevelt:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/books/18book.html<br /><br />I also just received my copy of Washington. I have my hands full!avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-86128929019948656592010-11-12T15:45:00.466+02:002010-11-12T15:45:00.466+02:00Good to see Robert back. Hopefully he'll also...Good to see Robert back. Hopefully he'll also join us.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-17585089008447447202010-11-12T15:39:49.968+02:002010-11-12T15:39:49.968+02:00He doesn't gloat over TR's accomplishments...He doesn't gloat over TR's accomplishments like Brinkley did, but in Roosevelt's battles with Wilson it was pretty clear that Morris sided with Roosevelt. That said, it was very interesting reading. I thought the book was much better than Theodore Rex, which I felt soft pedaled the Panama Canal and the Brownsville Affair.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-44887380051395543852010-11-12T15:29:00.138+02:002010-11-12T15:29:00.138+02:00Just what the world needs -- another massive hagio...Just what the world needs -- another massive hagiography of TR. But I enjoyed reading the other two, so look forward to this one if it is ever published!<br /><br />Interesting comment about Pinchot. I'm inclined to believe that a lot of the good TR did was at the hands of men like Pinchot who figured out how to use him to their advantage. That said, he did do a lot of good, so you can'avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-49850188320566416382010-11-12T09:00:12.286+02:002010-11-12T09:00:12.286+02:00Morris is very pro-Roosevelt, noting in his epilog...Morris is very pro-Roosevelt, noting in his epilogue that one of his aims when he started this trilogy back in the 70s was to resurrect TR's image after it suffered so much abuse at the hands of liberal academics. I'm not sure what Morris' politics are but I assume he is not an ardent Republican, as he points out the many glaring differences between Roosevelt and the Regular James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-88585296274512663782010-11-12T08:56:14.208+02:002010-11-12T08:56:14.208+02:00Morris approaches TR more as biography, although h...Morris approaches TR more as biography, although he spends a lot of time on his differences with Wilson and the battles they had between 1912-1920. I thought the more interesting chapters were those on Roosevelt's flirtation with the Progressive Party. Seems he was roped into this one by Gifford Pinchot and later came to regret it. I guess any platform would do at the time, given how upset heJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-21933616759381980752010-11-11T17:01:11.418+02:002010-11-11T17:01:11.418+02:00Happy Armistice Day everyone.
To think it was t...Happy Armistice Day everyone. <br /><br />To think it was to be the war to end all wars....avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-47834423000655739162010-11-11T16:59:41.265+02:002010-11-11T16:59:41.265+02:00Trippler, I don't have the book yet either so ...Trippler, I don't have the book yet either so I'll just be starting it at the end of the month too -- assuming it gets here by then.<br /><br />Considering that it apparently covers similar ground to the Cooper book and TR Abroad, it should be an interesting discussion on how historians view TR.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-70541943941023165772010-11-11T16:39:33.090+02:002010-11-11T16:39:33.090+02:00If it arrives I'll try to keep up & hopefu...If it arrives I'll try to keep up & hopefully add a few words to the discussion.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-35211575589099946472010-11-11T15:02:27.426+02:002010-11-11T15:02:27.426+02:00I'm in! We need to email Robert to remind him...I'm in! We need to email Robert to remind him, because I'm sure he'll be interested.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-19453659039166904852010-11-11T10:09:01.169+02:002010-11-11T10:09:01.169+02:00How do we stand on Roosevelt? Any takers, or do w...How do we stand on Roosevelt? Any takers, or do we consider other books for December?James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-12600336496322141142010-10-21T11:56:27.163+03:002010-10-21T11:56:27.163+03:00Morris started and ends on a strong note. Theodor...Morris started and ends on a strong note. Theodore Rex seemed a bit weak, especially after the long wait, but he more than makes up for it in Colonel Roosevelt. He really captures a strong sense of Roosevelt in this book, making you feel for the Bull Moose every step of the way.<br /><br />I also think it will amply sustain a discussion, unlike some of the other books we have read recently, as James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-84823753268445652742010-10-20T00:01:35.599+03:002010-10-20T00:01:35.599+03:00I'll be happy to have a discussion of TR at an...I'll be happy to have a discussion of TR at any time. Morris' masterpieces have taken some 30 years to complete. I eas a young man when when the first volume appeared in 1979.robertwhelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734928563705595948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-79172150566011211202010-10-19T22:39:07.596+03:002010-10-19T22:39:07.596+03:00That's the one about the Chicago World's F...That's the one about the Chicago World's Fair as I remember. Have been tempted as I have read a lot about the 1893 World's Fair. Big fan of the "Chicago School," although as architecture goes it ended up being rather "old world," although brightly lit.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-37589214388377524202010-10-19T20:59:25.671+03:002010-10-19T20:59:25.671+03:00I'm reading The Devil in the White City and re...I'm reading The Devil in the White City and recommend it. Well researched and fascinating.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-27471163963002354172010-10-19T19:11:46.844+03:002010-10-19T19:11:46.844+03:00Plus, we can always read as we discuss it. A book...Plus, we can always read as we discuss it. A book that long probably should be discussed chapter by chapter in any event.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-23479559022224382962010-10-19T18:34:00.486+03:002010-10-19T18:34:00.486+03:00We can always make it Dec. 15 or January 1 for tha...We can always make it Dec. 15 or January 1 for that matter, as the holidays would probably impact the reading. I think you would enjoy, trip. It is a meaty book with a lot of subjects to chew over. It really is amazing what Roosevelt accomplished in this 10 years.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-79647754317561690322010-10-19T17:42:22.882+03:002010-10-19T17:42:22.882+03:00While it appears to be a good read, I wonder if pe...While it appears to be a good read, I wonder if people can read a 600+ book in the short time frame from its release to our scheduled starting date.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-46893971933409570862010-10-19T16:05:50.248+03:002010-10-19T16:05:50.248+03:00I'd enjoy a discussion of this book if others ...I'd enjoy a discussion of this book if others are interested in reading it.<br /><br />I'm currently reading Obama's War, which I picked up after returning from Arizona. Not very well written -- almost like notes taken on the run -- but fascinating none the less. <br /><br />As some reviewers have noted, there's nothing particularly startling new about what I've read so far,avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.com