In this revealing social history, one remarkable White House Dinner shines a powerful light on race, politics, and the lives and legacies of Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T.
Deborah Davis also introduces dozens of other fascinating figures who have previously occupied the margins and footnotes of history, creating a lively and vastly entertaining book That reconfirms her place as one of our most talented popular historians..
In this smart, accessible narrative, one seemingly ordinary Dinner becomes a window onto post-Civil War American history and politics, and onto the lives of two dynamic men whose experiences and philosophies connect in unexpected ways.
Fueled by inflammatory newspaper articles, political cartoons, and even vulgar songs, the scandal escalated and threatened to topple two of America\'s greatest men.
The next morning, news That the president had dined with a black man sent shock waves through the nation.
Washington to have Dinner at the executive mansion with the First Family.
In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T.
In this revealing social history, one remarkable White House Dinner becomes a lens through which to examine race, politics, and the lives and legacies of two of America\'s most iconic figures.
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In this revealing social history, one remarkable White House Dinner shines a powerful light on race, politics, and the lives and legacies of Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T
