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Prateet asked this question about The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism:
I enjoy reading and learning about history but struggle to read long books like the Bully Pulpit without becoming lost in the detail and only making it a few chapters in without losing sight of the bigger picture. How long do people usually take to finish a book of this length, and how best to extract the most important information?
Greg Seeley I was wondering the same thing and posted my question before I saw yours. I have a Master's degree in history and know most of the large picture but s…moreI was wondering the same thing and posted my question before I saw yours. I have a Master's degree in history and know most of the large picture but still find myself getting a little bogged down.

As far as how long it takes to read the book, I have always been a slow reader and I think this is part of my problem in getting lost in the trees when trying to explore and enjoy the forest. Your last question depends, of course, on how fast you read. As I mentioned, I tend to read slowly and rarely have time, even though I am retired, to sit and read for hours on end.

Perhaps read another book about T.R. or Taft first and then come back to "Bully Pulpit" or, if you don't have a strong background in American History, read a more a more general work about the period and then come
back to BP. I hope this helps you.

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