false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169512543m/40923.jpg 40923 9 In this lively biography, Edmund Morris returns to the gifted, energetic, and thoroughly controversial man whom the novelist Henry James called "King Theodore." In his two terms as president of the United States, Roosevelt forged an American empire, and he behaved as if it was his destiny. In this sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography <I>The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt</I>, Morris charts Roosevelt's accomplishments: the acquisition of the Panama Canal and the Philippines, the creation of national parks and monuments, and more. "Collaring Capital and Labor in either hand," Morris writes, Roosevelt made few friends, but he usually got what he wanted--and earned an enduring place in history.<p> Morris combines a fine command of the era's big issues with an appreciation for the daily minutiae involved in governing a nation. Less controversially inventive, but no less readable, than the Ronald Reagan biography <I>Dutch</I>, <I>Theodore Rex</I> gives readers new reason both to admire and fault an American phenomenon. <I>--Gregory McNamee</I> 210239 2001 Theodore Rex (Modern Library Paperbacks) total:1193|5:405|4:537|3:211|2:37|1:3| 1193 4883 1887 172 4 3 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jan 31 18:42:58 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 18:42:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 14 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Jan 05 12:47:48 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 17:48:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 23 10:55:33 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 11:02:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 08:49:24 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 10:00:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Dec 26 08:11:32 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 09 13:46:24 -0800 2008
The man was shot before giving a speech when he was running for president on the progressive platform. He spoke for ninety minutes. Perhaps we can raise him from the dead to save the nation....]]> 4 1 false false Fri Apr 04 18:25:36 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 18:25:36 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 10:09:28 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 10:14:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 18:21:02 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 18:56:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jun 26 18:10:01 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 18:10:01 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed May 21 18:09:35 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 18:10:30 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 08:12:57 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 08:29:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 09:25:10 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 13:01:16 -0700 2009
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1. Fawning. Seriously, the author wants to have TR's wee tubby...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 26 11:05:14 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 14:47:19 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 11:05:14 -0700 2008 The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt , Theodore Rex is a fascinating read. Nothing can quite match the first book's portrayal of the hilarious antics and habits of the young Roosevelt, but in the second book Morris tones down his adulation (always a welco...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 21:20:50 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 07:59:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Oct 16 15:40:13 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 13:38:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 08:54:01 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 09:06:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jun 24 14:40:18 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 04 05:50:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Apr 05 12:45:07 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 12:50:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 05:22:19 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 07:24:25 -0700 2009
Loved business, hated taxes, loved the working class, wanted to bring minorities into the middle class, hated...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Feb 14 10:59:05 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 11:01:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=40923