![]() ![]() ![]() Barnes who took Roosevelt to court did not fare well in politics subsequently. Teddy Roosevelt, who the Republican Party wanted to run for office again, and the lawyer who tried to prosecute for Barnes, were soon to die. Though Roosevelt was eventually exonerated, all did not go well for those involved. ![]() While setting the trial within the context of the time and the history of Teddy Roosevelt, one might begin to recognize why Roosevelt is one of the four depicted at Mt. The book slowly retells of the trial with poise and drama. This was late in Roosevelt’s political career, after he had been president and during the days following The Spanish Civil War, which brought America into prominence as the leader of the free world. Much was at stake for Roosevelt who, despite being the one who made the charge as it wound up in court, had to battle to save his legacy. It recounts the court case where Roosevelt was accused of political corruption and sued for libel by William Barnes, the leader of the Republican Party. Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense by journalist Dan Abrams and writer David Fisher tells of what was, in 1915, the case of the century. ![]()
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