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Excellent Book on Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt early days
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This book is an excellent introduction to the early life of the 26th US President, Theodore Roosevelt. It paints a powerful look at the influences of family, health, environm...Read more
Mornings on Horseback
This is a fascinating book about Teddy Roosevelt. Until I read it, I was unaware that he was responsible for our national park system. He led a life that was an endless advent...Read more
Mornings on Horseback by David Willis McCullough (1982, Paperback)
Author: David Willis McCulloughPublisher: Simon & SchusterLanguage: English
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| Author: | David Willis McCullough |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| ISBN-10: | 0671447548 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780671447540 |
| Size | |
| Thickness: | 1.2 in |
| Weight: | 20.8 oz |
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Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. Hailed as "a masterpiece" (John A. Gable, Newsday), it is the winner of the Los Angeles Times 1981 Book Prize for Biography and the National Book Award for Biography. Written by David McCullough, the author of Truman, this is the story of a remarkable little boy, seriously handicapped by recurrent and almost fatal asthma attacks, and his struggle to manhood: an amazing metamorphosis seen in the context of the very uncommon household in which he was raised.
The father is the first Theodore Roosevelt, a figure of unbounded energy, enormously attractive and selfless, a god in the eyes of his small, frail namesake. The mother, Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt, is a Southerner and a celebrated beauty, but also considerably more, which the book makes clear as never before. There are sisters Anna and Corinne, brother Elliott (who becomes the father of Eleanor Roosevelt), and the lovely, tragic Alice Lee, TR's first love. All are brought to life to make "a beautifully told story, filled with fresh detail", wrote The New York Times Book Review.
A book to be read on many levels, it is at once an enthralling story, a brilliant social history and a work of important scholarship which does away with several old myths and breaks entirely new ground. It is a book about life intensely lived, about family love and loyalty, about grief and courage, about "blessed" mornings on horseback beneath the wide blue skies of the Badlands.
Examines the life of Theodore Roosevelt from age ten to twenty-seven, focusing on the influence of his family relationships and experiences on his growth to manhood
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Excellent Book on Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt early days
Created: 05/09/09
) This book is an excellent introduction to the early life of the 26th US President, Theodore Roosevelt. It paints a powerful look at the influences of family, health, environment and culture on the development of the president who almost single-handedly invented the modern presidency.
There is a little too much on all the ins and ours of Roosevelt's childhood asthma but the author wants you to understand the terrible toll that this illness took on young Teedie as he was called and how it shaped his perception of life, death and permanence.
As a card-carrying member of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, www.theodoreroosevelt.org, I can vouch for the author's ability to put you into the day-to-day life of this man who did more in 59 short years than any 10 other people do in 80 years.
Highly recommend.
See the wikipedia.org article on Theodore Roosevelt which is one of the best single sources on TR.
Keith Simon
Major USMCR (Ret)
There is a little too much on all the ins and ours of Roosevelt's childhood asthma but the author wants you to understand the terrible toll that this illness took on young Teedie as he was called and how it shaped his perception of life, death and permanence.
As a card-carrying member of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, www.theodoreroosevelt.org, I can vouch for the author's ability to put you into the day-to-day life of this man who did more in 59 short years than any 10 other people do in 80 years.
Highly recommend.
See the wikipedia.org article on Theodore Roosevelt which is one of the best single sources on TR.
Keith Simon
Major USMCR (Ret)
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Created: 09/11/09
This is a fascinating book about Teddy Roosevelt. Until I read it, I was unaware that he was responsible for our national park system. He led a life that was an endless adventure, both personally and politically. I recommend it highly. It's a great read!
Excellent
Created: 10/12/08
) Great book by a great author. I bought it for a gift for my husband who enjoyed two other books by this author. It's great for those who want to learn about history by reading a pleasant, true story. It's so much more enjoyable than reading a history text book.
Mornings on Horseback
Created: 05/11/08
) This is a wonderful historical novel that makes the history come alive. McCullough's detail is sometimes difficult to wade through, but that's his style and adds credibility to the book. This book is well worth the time and cost.
Mornings on Horseback by David G. McCullough (1982)
Created: 16/10/07
) I enjoyed this book about the early life of Teddy Roosevelt and the people who shaped his ideals. There is a number of information through diaries. One chapter even deals with Teddy`s bout with asthma. This books continues with Teddy`s early political life. Diary quotes amke this book a bit boring. At least we know that these people`s views are real and not a fictional Teddy.
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