"A lively, entertaining and well-researched portrait of a zealous reformer during the historic crusade that successfully launched his career in government."--Booklist COMMISSIONER ROOSEVELT: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt and the New York City Police, 1895 - 1897 When Theodore Roosevelt took office as New York's police commissioner in 1895, the Metropolitan Police force was barely more than a confederation of thugs and petty criminals whose chief activity was to extort protection money from local merchants. The thirty-seven-year-old Roosevelt rode roughshod over the corrupt bosses and power brokers and transformed the police into one of the first modern law enforcement agencies in the world. Combining the best elements of biography and social history, Commissioner Roosevelt reveals a fascinating episode from the life of one of America's most colorful cities, and one of her most charismatic leaders.
- ISBN13 9780470301647
- Publish Date 10 December 2007 (first published 22 March 1996)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 January 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition 1st edition
- Format eBook
- Pages 285
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com