The rise of Theodore Roosevelt
by Edmund Morris · first published 1979
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Vivid, narrative-driven biography of Roosevelt's early life and rise. It reads like an adventure novel and suits anyone who enjoys well-written history and biography.
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Biography of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, detailing his life from birth (1858) to his ascendancy to the Presidency (1901). This is the first book in Edmund Morris's trilogy on Roosevelt (followed by Theodore Rex and Colonel Roosevelt). It won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Bibliography or Autobiography and the 1980 National Book Award in Biography.
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on “How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change” ↗Edmund Morris: The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt is an amazing biography. It read like an adventure novel.
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