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    Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy
    Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy
    Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy
    Audiobook12 hours

    Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy

    Written by Dan Abrams and David Fisher

    Narrated by Dan Abrams and Roger Wayne

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    About this audiobook

    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    A Mental Floss Book to Read in Summer 2019

    “Gripping.… Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense is a must-read.” —NPR

    A President on Trial. A Reputation at Stake.

    ABC News legal correspondent and host of LIVE PD Dan Abrams reveals the story of Teddy Roosevelt’s last stand—an epic courtroom battle against corruption—in this thrilling follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Lincoln’s Last Trial.

    “No more dramatic courtroom scene has ever been enacted,” reported the Syracuse Herald on May 22, 1915 as it covered “the greatest libel suit in history,” a battle fought between former President Theodore Roosevelt and the leader of the Republican party.

    Roosevelt , the boisterous and mostly beloved legendary American hero, had accused his former friend and ally, now turned rival, William Barnes of political corruption. The furious Barnes responded by suing Roosevelt for an enormous sum that could have financially devastated him. The spectacle of Roosevelt defending himself in a lawsuit captured the imagination of the nation, and more than fifty newspapers sent reporters to cover the trial. Accounts from inside and outside the courtroom combined with excerpts from the trial transcript give us Roosevelt in his own words and serve as the heart of Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense.

    This was Roosevelt’s final fight to defend his political legacy, and perhaps regain his fading stature. He spent more than a week on the witness stand, revealing hidden secrets of the American political system, and then endured a merciless cross-examination. Witnesses including a young Franklin D. Roosevelt and a host of well-known political leaders were questioned by two of the most brilliant attorneys in the country.

    Following the case through court transcripts, news reports, and other primary sources, Dan Abrams and David Fisher present a high-definition picture of the American legal system in a nation standing on the precipice of the Great War, with its former president fighting for the ideals he held dear.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin Audio
    Release dateMay 21, 2019
    ISBN9781488206375
    Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy
    Author

    Dan Abrams

    Dan Abrams is the chief legal affairs anchor for ABC News and CEO and founder of Abrams Media. He is also the host of top-rated Live PD on A&E Network and The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets the Law on SiriusXM. A graduate of Columbia University Law School, he is the author of the Washington Post bestseller Man Down and has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Yale Law & Policy Review, among many others. He lives in New York.

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    • 2/5
      Really interesting subject matter. But the author's words just didn't convey it. Just not very engrossing. Very disappointing. I think a trained historian would have done a much better job.