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Tag Archives: Theodore Roosevelt
The Poison Squad Provides Food for Thought on American Experience
“One obsessive, determined person can change the world, and he did.” If you care about the purity of the food and beverages you consume, then grab a bottle of Pepto and keep it handy as you watch The Poison Squad, … Continue reading
Teddy Roosevelt and Director John Maggio Travel Into the Amazon on PBS
In 1914, after suffering a stinging defeat two years before in the Presidential election of 1912, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt gave up his dream to serve an unprecedented third term in office and focused his wanderlust on the Brazilian Amazon … Continue reading
The Big Burn Lights a Fire on PBS
“The question of forest fires, like the question of slavery … sooner or later, it must be faced.” So said Gifford Pinchot, the zealous conservationist who founded the U.S. Forest Service in 1905. The back story and legacy of the … Continue reading
Teddy Toplines Episodes 1-3 of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’re well aware that the first episode of Ken Burns’ monumental and much-ballyhooed seven-part series, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, debuts tonight on PBS (Sunday, September 14, 2014, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET). It … Continue reading
