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  <title><![CDATA[The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt]]></title>
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  <default-description>Described by the &lt;i&gt;Chicago Tribune&lt;/i&gt; as &quot;a classic,&quot; &lt;b&gt;The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt&lt;/b&gt; stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time.  The publication of &lt;b&gt;The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt&lt;/b&gt; on September 14th, 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt becoming president.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">1979</original-publication-year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Edmund Morris]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Teddy Roosevelt ranks among the most colorful characters in American history.  We all have heard of the charge of Roosevelt's Raiders up San Juan Hill.  But who knows that Teddy once captured a horse thief?  Who knows that Roosevelt was a prolific writer, and somewhat of an expert scientist?  Teddy ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7877055">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm a fiction reader, mostly; this was one of the efforts I made at reading some non-fiction after hearing Edmund Morris in an interview on a talk radio station.  He was immensely impressive--so well spoken, so literate, so knowledgeable about, it seemed, nearly everything.<br/><br/>The book was as ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19529326">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It is hard to believe this is not fiction.  Roosevelt led an amazing childhood and early life, one that is not to be believed.<br/><br/>Aided by Morris' lively writing, this book follows TR from birth until just before he becomes President.  It is not only a great picture of the precocious, intell...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19000469">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has been on my to-read list for a very long time, largely because it has so many pages and the content is incredibly dense.  I finally buckled down and read it; I am immensely glad that I did.  <em>The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt</em> is a masterpiece of a biography that - though long - is never ted...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12160174">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt is an outstanding biography written about one of America’s most unique personalities.  As the name suggests, this is written about TR’s early life and the experiences that shaped the man.  <br/><br/>As a child, Theodore Roosevelt overcame early physical aliments ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16434004">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I always like the &quot;rise of&quot; biographies because that's where I feel I am in my life. I had always turned up my nose at Teddy Roosevelt but after reading this I really admire him as a great man who made the most of his life. He coped with horrible tragedy (wife and mother died within 24 hou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14229858">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Long and detailed, _The Rise..._ provides a very full and deep sweep of TR's life before the Presidency. My view of it may be somewhat influenced by the fact that I heard it as an audiobook on a long ride, but I felt that for all its depth I still couldn't quite get inside TR's head to understand hi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70135720">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Having been invited by Nate and Robyn Gregory to spend two weeks with them in NW Wisconsin and having had several prior visits to the nearby town, I brought up two books for scholarly review and trusted to the Hayward animal welfare resale shop for supplementary pleasure reading.  There I picked up ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67625778">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite non fiction book.  I knew very little about Theodore Roosevelt before reading this, but that turned about to be a good thing because it was fun to see what would happen next!  Not only do you learn a great deal about his life and his personality, but the book is also a fascinatin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47555457">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An incredible book about an incredible dude.  Teddy has vaulted to the top of my favorite presidents list.  More about the book?  Its been in print for 30 or so years, and still sells well.  <br/>Having just finished this book, my curiosity is piqued to see how mature 40 year old Theodore orchestra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22608224">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Briefly, I have learned that while Theodore Roosevelt may well not be our greatest President, he is certainly amongst our most interesting (full disclosure: I'm more or less stealing that line from another review I came across of this book). Roosevelt the young man, and Roosevelt the aspiring politi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42474227">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dee-Lighted!<br/>What an amazing person TR was.  I keep thinking maybe he was just born at the right time and that is how he makes himself look so good all the time, but maybe that personality could do it today.  This book covers his birth up to his vice-presidency.  An amazing and very readable ac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10929379">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow, I had no idea he accomplished so much, and yet when he was young, he was sickly and not thought to have much promise.  Definetly he pushed himself and just goes to show what perserverance can get you!  This book is from his birth to the beginning of his presidency.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first part of Edmund Morris' classic biography of Roosevelt. The text leaves you breathless as it recounts the first half of Roosevelt's life. Far from being the caricature assumed today, Roosevelt emerges as one of the most intelligent and accomplished men who became President. As the volume pr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68345682">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book covers Roosevelt's life up until he bacame president with the death of President McKinley.  I learned so much about the person and the time period.  Roosevelt was a true intellectual who wrote many books on a wide variety of subjects.  We as a nation can be thankful for his leadership in m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72071419">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A wonderful book! From reading this book Theodore Roosevelt has now become an iconic figure for me. His hard work, dedication to tasks, vigor, and vitality are an inspiration to me. <br/><br/>I found it interesting too, that with such an obviously brilliant mind such as his, he could find himself ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66270507">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have read a lot of literature on T.R. due to an independent study while I was at Tufts and this was my favorite biography of the many about him.  I liked it better than Theodore Rex, which deals with his actual presidency.  This really gave you a fairly complete picture of the man, and why he was ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43634509">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was anxious to read a biography on Theodore Roosevelt and did some research about which one to choose. Morris's work seemed the most thorough and with a length over 750 pages, I initially assumed that it covered Roosevelt's entire life. Ha! A man as exciting, ambitious, and fascinating as Theodore...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61801100">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very insightful book about the USA's youngest president in history. This book covers his life up until he became president. I had no idea that his entire life was such an immense struggle. Everything he did was met with intense adversity, such that neither I nor anyone I know has ever seen personall...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61388616">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow, what can you say about this guy?  If a man like Roosevelt were to try to enter politics today, he would not be elected.  He may even be accused of being insane.  As a child, his hobby was taxidermy.  As a young adult, he thought that owning and operating his own cattle ranch would be &quot;bull...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39591291">more...</a>]]></body>
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