Departing Glory: Theodore Roosevelt as Ex-President [Hardcover]

Joseph L. Gardner (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Scribner; 1st edition (1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684133008
• ISBN-13: 978-0684133003
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,050,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Well written book, January 12, 2012

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This review is from: Departing Glory: Theodore Roosevelt as Ex-President (Hardcover)

The title of the book is a little misleading; Roosevelt as ex-President. In fact T.R. never really left politics, and never really retired. I'm not sure if he loved politics, but I do believe he loved his country. As the title states, this book does not contain T.R.'s childhood or rise to power. This book is a great synopsis of T.R.'s political career. It will be a fine supplement to Roosevelt biographies because it is well written and gives a fair, balanced view of his career. Just as a side note, this book was the first one I found to equate T.R. with evolution. He liked Father Zahm's book Evolution and Dogma; which sees no problem combining Creationism and evolution. I was dismayed to read this because T.R. is such an extraordinary man with tremendous character. A great patriot who put honor above everything else.