Theodore Roosevelt: A Life [Hardcover]

Nathan Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1992

A comprehensive biography of Teddy Roosevelt covers the twenty-sixth president's life, from his sickly childhood, to San Juan Hill, to his ""Big Stick"" diplomacy and ""Square Deal"" domestic policies. 35,000 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo. BOMC & History Alt.

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From Publishers Weekly

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was the first president to make the federal goverment rectify harsh social and economic conditions. It was during his administration (1901-1909) that the U.S. was transformed from a provincial nation on the fringes of global affairs into a world power. Those are key contentions of this first-rate biography, in which Miller ( FDR: An Intimate History ) covers the political accomplishments and personal facets of this prismatic figure--politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, historian, biographer, adventurer. What distinguishes this biography from others is its concentration on TR's relations with his close associates and his family, particularly his first and second wives (Miller is the first biographer to make extensive use of Roosevelt's courtship letters). Here is Teddy Roosevelt in three dimensions: ardent, inexhaustibly vital and astonishingly versatile. Photos. History Book Club and BOMC alternates.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Nathan Miller, a four-time nominee for the Pulitzer Prize, is the author of FDR: An Intimate History, The Roosevelt Chronicles, and The U.S. Navy.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co; 1st edition (November 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688067840
• ISBN-13: 978-0688067847
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #619,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #97 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( R ) > Roosevelt, Theodore

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dee-Lighted. (to Quote T.R.), December 21, 1999

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Wayne A. Smith (Newark, DE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Theodore Roosevelt: A Life (Paperback)

Miller captures the frentic energy and optimism of the president who could be called the living embodiment of the American ideal.

Theodore Roosevelt's life story is a great study in the art of living life fully. For young people particularly, Roosevelt's example can be a valuable lesson highlighting the benefits of taking risks, seizing the initiative, being true to one's beliefs and taking charge of molding one's personna. Simply put, TR's life shows why a can-do attitude has the chance to produce success when applied consistently to life's challenges and opportunities.

TR's incredible rise and success in public life (as well as family, literary and outdoor life) is due much more to his constatly being in a state of forward motion rather than the execution of any long term plans. This very practical man combined this trait with several extraordinary gifts and a charasmatic personality to will himself on the American people over a thirty year period. It is a remarkable story

All of these facts need an able story teller. Theodore Roosevelt has found one in Nathan Miller. Richly researched, the author weaves facts with well reasoned commentary to produce an easily read tome. This is a fun book to read. It is fast paced and thoroughly interesting. In Miller's hands, TR's lively personality leaps from the page and enthuses the reader.

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!, January 27, 2000

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Veronica (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Theodore Roosevelt: A Life (Paperback)

This book is by far one of the best I've ever read! Although I am only 17 I found it to be very well written and intriguing, not in the least bit boring! I was a bit overwhelmed at first when I found out that the book was 567 pages long but as I began to read the book I found the pages going by more and more quickly. A true biography, it goes from his childhood to his death and details his life in politics, his friends, his foes, and the decisions he made as well as why he made them; also includes many in depth looks at the his private life and the events that shaped him. I hadn't read much of anything ,prior to having read this book, about Teddy Roosevelt and now find myself to be as informed as the most fervent admirer of the former president. Don't pass up the opportunity to read this book, I guarantee you'll love it!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An inspiring look into the life of our 26th President., June 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Theodore Roosevelt: A Life (Paperback)

A very inspiring and thoughtful book of Theodore Roosevelt, the tradgedies and triumphs. Dealing with asthma as a boy, the care of a devoted father which he would try to measure up to all his life, the deaths of his wife and mother on the same day. This book is about Theodore's life and rise to power as the most powerful and beloved man on the Earth at that time, the building of the Navy, the Panama Canal, the National Parks saving millions of acres of woodlands and marshes and animals. Just the type of leader we need now, truly a must read.