The Man in the Arena Selected Writings of Theodore Roosevelt: A Reader
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, March 5, 2003.
Edition: First
Book Condition: New
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0765306700 / 9780765306708
By the time he was twenty-five, the future President of the United States was already a published author. From The Naval War of 1812 through his four-volume The Winning of the West, Teddy Roosevelt proved himself as a master historian ... but readers of his vivid and entertaining books will never make the mistake of labeling him a stodgy academic.
The future president was also a great outdoorsman, with works such as Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail and African Game Trails capturing his rough-and-ready lifestyle.
Theodore Roosevelt was part Francis Parkman, part Lowell Thomas, and one hundred percent spirit of America and master of the printed page.
The Man in the Arena collects self-contained excerpts from some of his greatest works, including such revealing memoirs as The Rough Riders, the Autobiography, and Through the Brazilian Wilderness, in an effort to capture the many aspects of a great American who was indeed larger than life and his own best "Boswell."
Review
"Reveals the prodigious intellect, irrepressible character, and remarkably entertaining style."--Caleb Carr on The Naval War of 1812
"Theodore Roosevelt was the most professional - and widely published - writer of all American presidents." - Henry F. Graff, Columbia University
About the Author
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States (the first of the twentieth century), as well as recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, historian, naturalist, bestselling author, and perhaps the most multifaceted and dynamic figure ever to grace the residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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