America

A Trio With Brio, Constance M. McGovern

September 10, 2001

On Jan. 2, 1882, Teddy Roosevelt burst into the Republican caucus room in Albany wearing a cutaway coat and carrying his silk hat and gold-headed cane. His single eyeglass with gold chain over his ear and center-parted hair marked him as every bit the "dude", a rich playboy. But he was no dude; he became an "instant, impulsive, and bumptious reformer." Thus began the "Roosevelt Century" - a century marked by the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Eleanor Roosevelt..

The State Columbia, SC

The Roosevelt factor: How Teddy, Eleanor and Franklin changed America, Charles Sermon

June 3, 2001

Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, three unlikely revolutionaries who emerged from America's monied leisure class. That's the theme of this absorbing, insightful look at this trio of amazing and still-controversial leaders whose impact, as the authors write, was felt in almost every corner of America throughout the 20th century..

Orlando Sentinel

Roosevelts had passion for change, Ann Hellmuth

May 20, 2001

The three Roosevelts - Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor - were patricians with the common touch who left their mark on the 20th century like no other American political family..

CNN.com

Review: Grand History of 'Three Roosevelts', L.D.Meagher

May 15, 2001

(CNN) -- As the year 2000 approached, there were innumerable lists of most influential people on the 20th century. One name appeared on virtually all of them: Roosevelt. Historians James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn would agree that the name belongs on all those lists. They further make a case that it should appear not once, but three times...