Introduction: New York Knickerbocker
ONE “This Little Rocky Island”
TWO “It’s Roosevelt from New York”
THREE “The Dirtiest City in the Universe”
FOUR “A Revolting State of Affairs”
Roosevelt’s Work in the New York Assembly
Roosevelt’s 1886 Bid for Mayor
SEVEN “With Fidelity and Integrity”
Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner
EIGHT “There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight”
Roosevelt as Police Commissioner
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, War in Cuba, and Roosevelt’s Path to Albany
TEN “Governor of the Entire Party”
Roosevelt, Thomas Platt, and the New York Governorship