Title: American ideals, and other essays, social and political,
Authors: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's sons,
Year: 1904
Subjects: Sociology; Political science; United States Politics and government.
Contents: American ideals.--True Americanism.--The manly virtues and practical politics.--The college graduate and public life.--Phases of state legislation.--Machine politics in New York city.--Six years of civil serivce reform.--Administering the New York police force.--The vice-presidency and the campaign of 1896.--How not to help our poorer brother.--The Monroe doctrine.--Washington's forgotten maxim.--National life and character.--Social evolution.--The law of civilization and decay--Reform through social work.