Theodore Roosevelt, the Citizen

by Jacob A. Riis

Jacob A. Riis

471 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1904

About the author

Reports, including How the Other Half Lives (1890), of Danish-born American journalist and reformer Jacob August Riis on living conditions in city slums led to improvements in housing and education.

This Christian helped the impoverished in city of New York; much of his writing focused on those needy. In his youth in Denmark, he read Charles Dickens and James Fennimore Cooper; his works exhibit the story-telling skills, acquired under the tutelage of many English-speaking writers.

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Reviews

[Mark Fallon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This contemporary biography (published 1904) of Theodore Roosevelt was written by his good friend, the journalist Jacob Riis. Far from objective, the book is a wonderful insight to how Roosevelt's supporters viewed him. happy to have found a first edition to add to my T.R. library.

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

?? hagiography ??