The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt - Softcover

Book 1 of 3: Theodore Roosevelt

Morris, Edmund

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

This is Morris's highly acclaimed account of Theodore Roosevelt's life, encompassing the years from Roosevelt's birth to his service in the White House.

He was one of our most vibrant presidents; his image still haunts our past and our present. This fascinating and comprehensive biography of the extraordinary naturalist, adventurer, soldier, and politician, tells the improbable, but very real, story of a man determined to get what he wanted, an American who helped define our century and our very character.

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"Wonderfully absorbing.... Magnificent...a sweeping narrative of the outward man and a shrewd examination of his charcter...it is one of those rare works that is both definitive for the period it covers and fascinating to read." --The New York Times Book Review

"A classic...Entertaining and colorful, powerful and fascinating."--Chicago Tribune

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of the Pulitzer Prize

This is Morris's highly acclaimed account of Theodore Roosevelt's life, encompassing the years from Roosevelt's birth to his service in the White House.

He was one of our most vibrant presidents; his image still haunts our past and our present. This fascinating and comprehensive biography of the extraordinary naturalist, adventurer, soldier, and politician, tells the improbable, but very real, story of a man determined to get what he wanted, an American who helped define our century and our very character.

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