| Teddy Roosevelt & the Marquette Libel Trial Contributor(s): Classen, Mikel B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626195579 ISBN-13: 9781626195578 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Law | Legal History - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State |
| Dewey: 344.73 |
| LCCN: 2014953418 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.66 lbs) 128 pages |
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| Publisher Description: On the same day Theodore Roosevelt narrowly survived an assassination attempt, his press secretary handed him a newspaper editorial from the Iron Ore, a small-town daily located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Its publisher, George Newett, had printed, "Roosevelt lies and curses in a most disgusting way; he gets drunk, too, and that not infrequently, and all his intimates know about it." Tired of having his boisterous personality equated with intoxication, Roosevelt angrily shouted, "Let's go at him " and the paper was formally charged with a suit of libel. As the case convened, a cadre of admirals, statesmen and fellow explorers descended on Marquette to testify to T.R.'s unimpeachable personal character in the biggest libel trial of the early twentieth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Classen, Mikel B.: - Mikel B. Classen has been writing about northern Michigan in newspapers and magazines for over thirty-five years, creating feature articles about the life and culture of Michigan's north country. Classen makes his home in the oldest city in Michigan, historic Sault Ste. Marie. |