Theodore Roosevelt: A Literary Life

by Thomas Bailey and Katherine Joslin

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Of all the many biographies of Theodore Roosevelt, none has presented the twenty-sixth president as he saw himself: as a man of letters. This fascinating account traces Roosevelt’s lifelong engagement with books and discusses his writings from childhood journals to his final editorial, finished just hours before his death. His most famous book, The Rough Riders—part memoir, part war adventure—barely begins to suggest the dynamism of his literary output. Roosevelt read widely and deeply, and worked tirelessly on his writing. Along with speeches, essays, reviews, and letters, he wrote history, autobiography, and tales of exploration and discovery. In this thoroughly original biography, Roosevelt is revealed at his most vulnerable—and his most human.
  • ISBN10 1512601667
  • ISBN13 9781512601664
  • Publish Date 15 May 2018
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher University Press of New England
  • Imprint ForeEdge
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 368
  • Language English