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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt »

Authors: Edmund Morris, Bob Loomis
ISBN-13: 9781400069651, ISBN-10: 1400069653
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date Published: November 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Edmund Morris

From his prizewinning biographies of his favorite president -- The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and, more recently, Theodore Rex -- to his controversial coverage of Ronald Reagan in Dutch, Edmund Morris has established a reputation as a presidential profiler to watch.

Book Synopsis

Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic," The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September 14th, 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt becoming president.

The New York Times Books of the Century - Charles McGrath

....It is a sweeping narrative of the outward man and a shrewd examination of his character.

	Prologue: New Year's Day, 1907
Pt. 1	1858-1886
1	The Very Small Person	3
2	The Mind, But Not the Body	30
3	The Man with the Morning in His Face	54
4	The Swell in the Dog Cart	80
5	The Political Hack	115
6	The Cyclone Assemblyman	140
7	The Fighting Cock	168
8	The Dude from New York	187
9	The Honorable Gentleman	213
10	The Delegate-at-Large	235
11	The Cowboy of the Present	261
12	The Four-Eyed Maverick	289
13	The Long Arm of the Law	313
14	The Next Mayor of New York	339
	Interlude: Winter of the Blue Snow, 1886-1887	363
Pt. 2	1887-1901
15	The Literary Feller	371
16	The Silver-Plated Reform Commissioner	400
17	The Dear Old Beloved Brother	438
18	The Universe Spinner	470
19	The Biggest Man in New York	494
20	The Snake in the Grass	534
21	The Glorious Retreat	563
22	The Hot Weather Secretary	588
23	The Lieutenant Colonel	618
24	The Rough Rider	646
25	The Wolf Rising in the Heart	661
26	The Most Famous Man in America	695
27	The Boy Governor	723
28	The Man of Destiny	747
	Epilogue: September 1901	775
	Acknowledgments	781
	Bibliography	783
	Notes	789
	Illustrations	891
	Index	895