Study Guide of Bad Therapy by Edward F. O'Keefe (ChapterClarity)

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• Language: English
• Publisher: GP SUMMARY
• Release date: May 13, 2024
• ISBN: 9798869375865

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PREFACE

In September 2017, Theodore Roosevelt was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, leading to a fascination with the American president. His father's journey to the Dakota Badlands was a source of inspiration for the author, who was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The author recalls attending Red River High School and traveling to Medora and Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

The author's interest in Roosevelt grew as they grew older, and after his surgery, the author learned that the lymphoma had blocked his father's digestive pathway. The author then spent February 1884 in New York City, where he lost his mother and wife, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, and their daughter, Alice. The author hoped to share the story of Roosevelt's resilience and the resilience of his native state.

As the author researched Theodore Roosevelt's letters, they discovered that he was not the impossibly hardy, self-made man of myth and lore but rather the product of largely unsung and certainly extraordinary women. The Houghton Library held a small treasure trove of letters between Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, who were described as vivacious, curious, playful, and insightful.

Their time together was brief but impactful, as Roosevelt rose like a rocket in the New York State Assembly. Her death hit him all at once with all the natural shocks that he is heir to. The author also discovered that Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, TR's mother, was not the submissively dutiful Gilded Age stereotype so often depicted. She was tart, sharp-tongued, and witty, making her the mother of Theodore Roosevelt and grandmother of Eleanor.

Theodore Roosevelt's life was shaped by the extraordinary women who surrounded him, including his sisters, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt. Bamie, TR's younger sister, was a key political strategist and advisor, and Eleanor Roosevelt believed that if she had been a man, she would have been President. Conie, TR's younger sister, was a condante and emotional outlet, and was one of his biggest boosters.

Edith, TR's second wife, was the first modern lady and played a significant role in shaping his legacy. She elevated the position of presidential wife to an American institution, a curator of her husband's legacy and a curator of the White House itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt said of Edith that she managed TR cleverly without his being conscious of it.

This book celebrates five extraordinary women who surrounded TR: Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt. These women opened the door to the American Century and pushed Theodore through it, picking him up when he faltered and relentlessly prodding him to live a life of greatness.

Theodore Roosevelt's life is often held up as an example of resilience and willful determination, but it is mistaken. Theodore Roosevelt needed help from his family and friends, and Mittie, Bamie, Conie, Edith, and Alice were as much a part of his success as his autochthonous will.

PART ONE

TEEDIE & EDIE

1852–1878

TEEDIE

Theodore Roosevelt, born to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Sr. in Manhattan in 1858, was a fragile and intelligent child who endured numerous illnesses and ailments throughout his life. His mother, Mittie, was the primary caregiver for him, and his younger sister, Corinne, later became a crucial protector of his legacy.

Theodore Roosevelt Sr., the patriarch of the Roosevelt family, attained almost mythical status in the story of his upbringing, while his mother was ushered to history's sidelines. Young Theodore idolized his father, which may have compounded this problem. However, Dr. A. D. Rockwell, one of the many physicians who treated the sickly boy, observed that Thee Roosevelt's influence on the boy was not admired by all.

Theodore Roosevelt Sr. was the son of Cornelius Van Schaack C.V.S. Roosevelt and Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt, partner in Roosevelt & Son, a venerable and exceedingly successful import company and investment banking house. The family had been established in America by Claes Martenszen van Rosenvelt, who arrived in New Amsterdam from Tholen in Zeeland between 1638 and 1649

Theodore's father was a prominent member of the rm and a philanthropist, rooted in the Victorian doctrine of Muscular Christianity. This movement grew in popularity as men sought ways to prove a manliness compatible with turn-the-other-cheek piety, leading to the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and depictions of Jesus Christ that were quite accurate.

For the Roosevelts, a strenuous life was practically a religion, not merely a virtue.

Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Mittie Roosevelt were two of the most opposite husbands and wives in history. Theodore was a monument to discipline and order, while Mittie was small, vague, and feminine. Mittie was a sharp-witted romantic who was later rumored to be the inspiration for Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind.

Thee met Mittie when he was nineteen, visiting her older sister, Susan, in Philadelphia. She was a sharp-witted romantic and was later rumored to be the inspiration for Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. The Bulloch family traveled with six slaves, and there were at least thirty-one adults and thirty-three children held in the bondage of slavery at Bulloch Hall, the family's 1839 Greek Revival mansion.

Thee's first meeting with Mittie was hardly auspicious, as she found Roosevelt too serious and pedantic. However, three years later, he invited her to New York, and their long-delayed courtship suddenly accelerated. Mittie, irtatious and coy, could not resist being playful with her stern suitor. They married at Bulloch Hall just three days before Christmas of 1853. Patsy had been widowed four years earlier, and while Mittie appreciated that her mother could ill a ord extravagance, she demanded it anyway.

Mittie was far from frugal, and Thee would be no more successful than Patsy in restraining her. When he tried, Mittie playfully bantered that Thee was her loving tyrant, calling her one of my little babies and demanding that she not become a strong-minded woman.

Mittie and Thee were married in 1854, and their marriage was marked by a strong bond of love and devotion. Mittie, born in Georgia, was raised by pioneering missionary stock who made good in South Carolina and then moved to Georgia. Her family, including her husband, Thee, was renowned for their vivacious personality and infectious personality.

Mittie and Thee's relationship was marked by teasing and jealousy, as they were outgunned and outnumbered. Thee's parents, Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt and Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt, attended the wedding, but Mittie was proud of and grateful for the match she had made. The family's wealth in the cotton trade was not as planters but as exporters.

Mittie and her older sister Anna missed each other, and there were darker undercurrents in their relationship. Mittie wrote to Anna, Thee has appeared at the door and not in dulcet tones ordered me to bed, and she continued to write to Anna, confessing her fear of Thee.

Despite their differences, Mittie and Thee were devoted to one another, and their unity of feeling would be tested during the Civil War. Mittie's widowed mother, Patsy, supported secession with zeal, and her widowed mother, Patsy, supported secession with zeal

In July 1863, New York City was the site of infamous draft riots, which required several thousand Regular Army troops to quell. Despite their differences, Mittie and Thee's love and devotion remained strong throughout their marriage.

Thee, a prominent American politician, faced a dilemma during the Civil War when he had to take up arms against his own family. Mittie's brothers were serving in the Confederate navy and government, and he had friends and former neighbors supporting the Confederacy. To be of service to his country without ringing upon a single Confederate soldier, Thee hired