by Edmund Morris
I am not usually a reader of biographies, and certainly not a ravenous one. But when it comes to Edmund Morris' works, I break character. Like The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt before it, I devoured Theodore Rex. Though I had a false start--I tried to read it immediately after the magisterial first vol...
Theodore Roosevelt – what a guy!!! A whirlwind . A remarkable individual way, way, way ahead of his time. I recommend reading this book to those of you interested in all the details of his presidency AND to those of you who like reading about exceptional human beings. I cannot think of any other per...
This was a great biography of Roosevelt's time in office. I throughly enjoyed reading it and can't help but recommend it.
This was a great biography of Roosevelt's time in office. I throughly enjoyed reading it and can't help but recommend it.
This was a great biography of Roosevelt's time in office. I throughly enjoyed reading it and can't help but recommend it.
Edmund Morris begins Theodore Rex, the second installment of his biographical trilogy, within hours of where he ended of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. The prologue shows Roosevelt's journey first to Buffalo then escorting his slain predecessor's body to Washington for a public memorial. Morris tra...
This second volume of Edmund Morris's biography of Theodore Roosevelt covers his presidential years and is marked by the same level of dogged and rigorous research as the first. Morris, once again, blends the fastidiousness of serious academic research with a compelling journalistic narrative uncomm...
This was a great biography of Roosevelt's time in office. I throughly enjoyed reading it and can't help but recommend it.
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