Guest of honor : Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House dinner that shocked a nation
Title
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Guest of honor : Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House dinner that shocked a nation
Author
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Davis, Deborah, 1957-
ISBN
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9781439169810
9781439169827
Edition
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1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Publication Information
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New York : Atria Books, c2012.
Physical Description
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x, 308 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
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The Big House -- Strive and succeed -- The force that wins -- An exemplary young gentleman -- Brick by brick -- Great expectations -- Let me keep loving -- Moving up -- Rough riding -- Rising stars -- Jump Jim Crow -- Pride and prejudice -- That damned cowboy -- Best behavior -- Lazy days - -A wild ride -- The people's president -- The family circus -- Behind closed doors -- Fathers and daughters -- Bold moves -- Dinner is served -- A big stink -- Sitting ducks -- Undercover -- Blindsided -- Slipping away -- Eulogies.
Personal Subject
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.
Subject Term
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
African American educators -- United States -- Biography.
Geographic Term
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1909.
Summary
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Documents the 1901 White House dinner shared by former slave Booker T. Washington and President Theodore Roosevelt, documenting the ensuing scandal and the ways in which the event reflected post-Civil War politics and race relations.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | 973.911092 DAV | Nonfiction Collection |
| Stillwater Public Library | 973.911092 DAV | Nonfiction Collection |