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- catalog abstract "In the Gay Nineties, no place so fully embodied the outrageous lawlessness of turn-of-the-century America as New York City - until a thirty-seven-year-old political reformer named Theodore Roosevelt emerged as president of the New York City Police Commission. How did Roosevelt transform an association of slackers, bullies, thieves, and blackmailers into one of the first truly professional law enforcement agencies in the world? H. Paul Jeffers skillfully recreates the era to illuminate Roosevelt's vision, toughness, and political savvy. By hiring the first woman in the department's history, and opening admission to ethnic minorities, the new commissioner tore down the old guard and ushered in the new. Firearms training, undercover detectives, a physical typing system that was the precursor of fingerprinting, annual physical exams for all officers, bicycle patrols, and a host of other modern innovations all became tools to build a new urban institution. It was a crucial turning point in Roosevelt's political career. As New York's rough-riding crime czar, he earned the national attention that eventually led to two terms in the White House. In the sensational headlines and tributes that appeared regularly in newspapers around the nation and Europe, Jeffers discovers the first signs of the mature Teddy Roosevelt, the flamboyant, two-fisted, and wholly incorruptible man of action. As Jeffers shows, it was during this momentous period in his career, in partnership with famed journalists and social reformers Jacob Riis and Lincoln Steffens, that Roosevelt developed the "square deal" philosophy behind the historic social and economic reforms that would distinguish his presidency. While providing the only detailed account of this seminal chapter in Roosevelt's career, Jeffers paints a vibrant portrait of New York City as Roosevelt knew it - from the posh watering holes of the Tenderloin and the townhouses of Astor Place, to the overcrowded tenements of Mulberry Bend and the dives of the Bowery and the Five Points. As a consequence, Commissioner Roosevelt offers penetrating insights into the first truly modern American metropolis and the life of an American giant.".
- catalog contributor b6471810.
- catalog coverage "United States New York New York.".
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "In the Gay Nineties, no place so fully embodied the outrageous lawlessness of turn-of-the-century America as New York City - until a thirty-seven-year-old political reformer named Theodore Roosevelt emerged as president of the New York City Police Commission. How did Roosevelt transform an association of slackers, bullies, thieves, and blackmailers into one of the first truly professional law enforcement agencies in the world? H. Paul Jeffers skillfully recreates the era to illuminate Roosevelt's vision, toughness, and political savvy. By hiring the first woman in the department's history, and opening admission to ethnic minorities, the new commissioner tore down the old guard and ushered in the new. Firearms training, undercover detectives, a physical typing system that was the precursor of fingerprinting, annual physical exams for all officers, bicycle patrols, and a host of other modern innovations all became tools to build a new urban institution. ".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274) and index.".
- catalog description "It was a crucial turning point in Roosevelt's political career. As New York's rough-riding crime czar, he earned the national attention that eventually led to two terms in the White House. In the sensational headlines and tributes that appeared regularly in newspapers around the nation and Europe, Jeffers discovers the first signs of the mature Teddy Roosevelt, the flamboyant, two-fisted, and wholly incorruptible man of action. As Jeffers shows, it was during this momentous period in his career, in partnership with famed journalists and social reformers Jacob Riis and Lincoln Steffens, that Roosevelt developed the "square deal" philosophy behind the historic social and economic reforms that would distinguish his presidency. ".
- catalog description "Prologue: Mr. Steffens Gets an Assignment -- Ch. 1. I Have Read Your Book -- Ch. 2. Mulberry Street Blues -- Ch. 3. "TR is enough." -- Ch. 4. The Gospel According to Teddy -- Ch. 5. A Set of Teeth -- Ch. 6. Midnight Rambles -- Ch. 7. Honesty and Efficiency -- Ch. 8. "I deal with the law." -- Ch. 9. Unbought, Unawed, Unknown to Fear -- Ch. 10. Other Half, Other Hat -- Ch. 11. Very Rough Work -- Ch. 12. "Pistols or anything else." -- Ch. 13. Nothing of the Purple -- Epilogue: A Larger Kingdom.".
- catalog description "While providing the only detailed account of this seminal chapter in Roosevelt's career, Jeffers paints a vibrant portrait of New York City as Roosevelt knew it - from the posh watering holes of the Tenderloin and the townhouses of Astor Place, to the overcrowded tenements of Mulberry Bend and the dives of the Bowery and the Five Points. As a consequence, Commissioner Roosevelt offers penetrating insights into the first truly modern American metropolis and the life of an American giant.".
- catalog extent "xii, 285 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Commissioner Roosevelt.".
- catalog identifier "0471024074 (acid-free paper) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Commissioner Roosevelt.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : J. Wiley & Sons,".
- catalog relation "Commissioner Roosevelt.".
- catalog spatial "New York (State) New York".
- catalog spatial "United States New York New York.".
- catalog subject "363.2/092 B 20".
- catalog subject "HV7911.R65 J45 1994".
- catalog subject "Police administration New York (State) New York History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Police chiefs New York (State) New York Biography.".
- catalog subject "Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prologue: Mr. Steffens Gets an Assignment -- Ch. 1. I Have Read Your Book -- Ch. 2. Mulberry Street Blues -- Ch. 3. "TR is enough." -- Ch. 4. The Gospel According to Teddy -- Ch. 5. A Set of Teeth -- Ch. 6. Midnight Rambles -- Ch. 7. Honesty and Efficiency -- Ch. 8. "I deal with the law." -- Ch. 9. Unbought, Unawed, Unknown to Fear -- Ch. 10. Other Half, Other Hat -- Ch. 11. Very Rough Work -- Ch. 12. "Pistols or anything else." -- Ch. 13. Nothing of the Purple -- Epilogue: A Larger Kingdom.".
- catalog title "Commissioner Roosevelt : the story of Theodore Roosevelt and the New York City police, 1895-1897 / H. Paul Jeffers.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".