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Alice Roosevelt Longworth Hardcover – March 1 1988

by Carol Felsenthal (Author)
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  1. ISBN-10
    0399132589
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0399132582
  3. Edition
    First Edition
  4. Publisher
    Putnam Pub Group (T)
  5. Publication date
    March 1 1988
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    23.67 x 3.12 x 16.1 cm
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This biography of a White House enfant terriblea dashing beauty in a broad-brimmed hat, witty and eccentric enough to dominate Washington society for decadesis also a gossipy chronicle of the American establishment families whose whims have often shaped modern history. President Teddy Roosevelt's eldest, Longworth (1884-1980) was born to privilege and made the most of it. During a lifetime of travels, teas and dinner parties, she pulled social pranks and cast cruel barbs at those who failed her expectations, such as her husband, popular House Speaker Nicholas Longworth, and her reticent daughter Pauline (whose father, the author hints, was Idaho Sen. William Borah). She also despised cousins Eleanor and FDR, but nevertheless demolished his 1944 election opponent, Tom Dewey, as "the little man on the wedding cake." Syndicated book columnist Felsenthal aptly captures period flavor in a narrative well stocked with anecdotes and conversations between the vibrant Longworth and a circle of acquaintances that included the dowager empress of China, Warren G. Harding, Nixon, Joseph McCarthy, Jack and Bobby Kennedy, Castro and Ezra Pound. At age 96, "too frail to support her hats," the darling of public, press and many ambitious politicians died in a decaying Washington mansion once bright with celebrity. Although the biography is lively and interesting, Felsenthal does not probe behind the legend, leaving the reader to wonder whether being a "fascinating conversationalist" merits such lasting notoriety. Photos. BOMC alternate.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt Longworth has been known primarily by two quotations: her father's observation that he could be President or could control young Alice, but could not do both; and her own comment, after a second mastectomy, that she was Washington's "topless octogenarian." Growing up as an unwanted stepchild, Alice early learned to get attention by being outrageous. She was hostess and friend to generations of politicians, from Coolidge to the Kennedys and Nixon (though an implacable enemy of her cousin, FDR). Felsenthal's biography is the best to date, a well done and fascinating account of a fascinating woman. Nancy C. Cridland, Indiana Univ. Libs., Bloomington
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Putnam Pub Group (T); First Edition (March 1 1988)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399132589
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399132582
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 680 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 23.67 x 3.12 x 16.1 cm
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