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Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

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Feb 08, 11

bookshelves: mar-apr-2011

"Now with Colonel Roosevelt," announced the New York Times, "the magnum opus is complete. Morris's balanced examination of the final years of Roosevelt's life highlights the slow but inexorable waning of his political and, ultimately, physical power. Equally adept at political explication and recounting adventure tales, Morris injects new life, and even suspense, into some familiar stories with his wry, minimalist prose -- perfectly suited to his subject's volatile personality -- and an abundance of rich detail grounded in meticulous research. Although the Wall Street Journal took issue with Morris's political analysis, that critic still considered Colonel Roosevelt a poignant and factual account of the 26th President's post-White House years. A tour de force befitting its seismic subject, Colonel Roosevelt brings this extraordinary trilogy to a triumphant end. This is an excerpt from a review published in Bookmarks magazine.

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