101 Things Everyone Should Know About Theodore Roosevelt by Sean Andrews

Author:Sean Andrews [Andrews, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4405-7358-3
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2014-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

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Teddy Trivia

Alfred Thayer Mahan began his U.S. Navy career as an officer in the American Civil War. He believed naval power was the key to strong foreign policy, which he stressed in his 1890 book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783. The book, which TR reviewed for the Atlantic Monthly in 1890, influenced the navy as it strengthened its forces and developed new strategies.

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FACT #52. ROOSEVELT’S PENCHANT FOR DIRECT ACTION LED HIM TO APPOINT PEOPLE TO POSITIONS WHEN HE DIDN’T ACTUALLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO SO.

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