Part I. The first modern president
TR's roller coaster reputation
Delighted defender of family and country
Misconceptions about TR
The Bull Moose progressive
Part II. The making of a conservative reformer
TR's political education
TR's run-up to the White House
Part III. TR as president: domestic policy
The trust buster myth
Sidestepping the tariff third rail
Neglecting currency/banking reform
Setting the model for labor disputes
Protecting consumer health and safety
Conserving natural resources
Delivering water to the arid west
Winning, then losing Black voters
Part IV. TR as president: foreign policy
Britain: forging the special relationship
Germany: restraining the Kaiser
Japan: preventing war in the Pacific
Panama: making the dirt fly
Monroe Doctrine: adding a police power
Part V. Assessing his two terms
One of the greatest presidents
Founding father of the American century.