Bully Boy: The Truth about Theodore Roosevelt's Legacy Book

What Hath TR Wrought?â??I donâ??t think that any harm comes from the concentration of power in one manâ??s hands.â? â??Theodore RooseveltThe notion that Theodore Roosevelt was one of Americaâ??s greatest presidents is literally carved in stoneâ??right up there on Mount Rushmore. But as historian Jim Powell shows in the refreshingly original Bully Boy, Rooseveltâ??s toothy grin, outsized personality, colossal energy, and fascinating life story have obscured what he actually did as president.And what Roosevelt did severely damaged the United States.Until now, no historian has thoroughly rebutted the adulation so widely accorded to TR. Powell digs beneath the surface to expose the harm Roosevelt did to the country in his own era. More important, he examines the lasting consequences of Rooseveltâ??s actionsâ??the legacies of big government, expanded presidential power, and foreign interventionism that plague us today. Bully Boy reveals:â?¢ How Roosevelt, the celebrated â??trust-buster,â? actually promoted monopolies â?¢ How this self-proclaimed champion of conservation caused untold environmental destructionâ?¢ How TR expanded presidential power and brought us big governmentâ?¢ How he heralded in the era of government regulation, handicapping employers, destroying jobs, and harming consumersâ?¢ How he established the dangerous precedent of pushing America into other peopleâ??s wars even when our own national interests arenâ??t at stakeâ?¢ How this crusader for â??pure foodâ? launched loony campaigns against margarine, corn syrup, and Coca-Colaâ?¢ How Roosevelt inspired the campaign to enact a federal income tax that was supposedly a tax on the rich but became a peopleâ??s taxBully Boy is both a groundbreaking look at a pivotal time in Americaâ??s history and a powerful explanation of how so many of our modern troubles began.Read More