The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Secret Partners

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An intimate look at two extraordinary figures and their secret collaboration?one that turned the alliance structure of the political world upside down In this character-driven study, acclaimed historian and bestselling author David Fromkin reveals how two colorful figures?Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh? assumed leadership of the English-speaking world at the beginning of the twentieth century. As human beings, the two men could hardly have been more different. Edward, a lover of fine food, drink, beautiful women, and the pleasure-seeking culture of Paris, had previously been regarded as nothing more than a playboy. Across the Atlantic, Theodore Roosevelt, the aristocrat from Manhattan and self-made cowboy, would rise above his critics to become one of the nation?s most beloved presidents. Together, they wrote the agenda for the North Atlantic democracies of the twentieth century.

David Fromkin is a university professor and professor of history at Boston University. He is the author ofIn the Time of the Americans, a History Book Club selection, and the national bestsellerA Peace to End All Peace, which was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize and was singled out by theNew York Times Book Reviewas one of the 13 "Best Books of the Year" in 1989. He lives in New York City.

"Thrilling and unexpected." -Johann Hari, "The New York Times Book Review" "A joy to read." -"Library Journal"