An intimate portrait of the first president of the 20th century
The American century opened with the election of that
quintessentially American adventurer, Theodore Roosevelt. Louis
Auchincloss's warm and knowing biography introduces us to the
man behind the many myths of Theodore Roosevelt. From his early
involvement in the politics of New York City and then New York
State, we trace his celebrated military career and finally his
ascent to the national political stage. Caricatured through
history as the "bull moose," Roosevelt was in fact a man of
extraordinary discipline whose refined and literate tastes
actually helped spawn his fascination with the rough-and-ready
worlds of war and wilderness. Bringing all his novelist's skills
to the task, Auchincloss briskly recounts the significant
contributions of Roosevelt's career and administration. This
biography is as thorough as it is readable, as clear-eyed as it
is touching and personal.