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Prateet asked this question about The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism:
I enjoy reading and learning about history but struggle to read long books like the Bully Pulpit without becoming lost in the detail and only making it a few chapters in without losing sight of the bigger picture. How long do people usually take to finish a book of this length, and how best to extract the most important information?
Jennifer Bradley I'm taking it slowly. I definitely find it a cumbersome read but it's also so full of amazing little historical tidbits! like T.R. getting into a figh…moreI'm taking it slowly. I definitely find it a cumbersome read but it's also so full of amazing little historical tidbits! like T.R. getting into a fight and declaring that he will kick someone in the b*lls. Amazing.
I'll be reading for some time, glance down at the percentage marker and it's gone from 11 to 12 after what felt like half my life. I'm sticking with it, but it's not a quick read. Kudos to her for all the exhaustive detail though! (less)
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The Bully Pulpit
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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