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1) The cowboy President: the American West and the making of Theodore Roosevelt

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Blake, Michael F

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The Cowboy President details how the land, the people and the Western code of honor had an enormous impact on Theodore Roosevelt and how this experience influenced him in his later years.

2) A Thousand Faces: Lon Chaney's Unique Artistry in Motion Pictures

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Blake, Michael F

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For the first time, you can put conjecture aside and read definitive proof about the roles Chaney had behind the scenes as well as in front of the camera.

3) Go west, Mr. president: Theodore Roosevelt's Great Loop Tour of 1903

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Blake, Michael F

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"In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a grand tour of the mid-West and Western states, being careful not to call it a campaign tour, although he intended to seek re-election the following year. Roosevelt was adamant that his speeches be devoid of any partisan rhetoric, nor would he meet solely with Republican office holders in the various cities and towns he visited. He would happily shake hands with a Democratic mayor or senator just as he would...

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