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Excellent review Michael M.,

Bruce Levine — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:35:12 +0000

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Excellent review Michael M., thanks.

Michael W., your book is scheduled to arrive today and I can't wait to start reading it. Very happy for you. Now go sell some books!

So well done, Michael. You

Ramona — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 20:57:06 +0000

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So well done, Michael. You caught the theme beautifully. Your first paragraph, about the Teddy myth, is something that struck me, too, and may well be what will drive attention to this book.

I can see the parallels between the Tea Party and the progressive activists of the day, but the Roosevelt/LaFollette story is compelling, even without the obvious connections. It's just a damn good tale and this is a damn good review.

Wolraich gives us Roosevelt

Richard Day — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 16:37:03 +0000

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Wolraich gives us Roosevelt as a wary aristocrat. He is sharp and largely fair-minded, yes, but he is undeniably part of the elite and is unapologetically wary of the mob. Roosevelt did not see the wisdom of crowds. He saw the wisdom of leading crowds. He did not consider himself a man of people. He saw himself as among the best society had to offer and saw his involvement in politics as something of a duty owed to the dimmer lights among him. He was also, in many cases, smarter and better equipped than the elite around him.

I think you could say the same thing about JFK?

This is such an awesome

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:51:33 +0000

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This is such an awesome review, the best I've had. I don't mean the praise. It's just really sharp and really gets the book. Thanks, Michael!