Theodore Roosevelt took on the American presidency with a
determination to give the world a makeover. He never quite managed
that but he did shake America to its parochial roots and gave it
the confidence to become today's superpower. If for no other reason
that makes him as significant a figure as the other Roosevelt,
Franklin, who followed 30 years later. The expression 'larger than
life' could have been coined for Teddy Roosevelt, who became
America's youngest President at the age of 42 on the assassination
of William McKinley. Here was an extraordinary man who brought
about more reforms during his eight years at the White House than
any other President before or since. He was bluff, snobbish, a born
joker and a prude - in other words, a mass of contradictions that
confused even his staff. Many accused him of being indecisive as he
would declare himself to be for and against a case in the same
sentence. In fact he strove to be fair-minded, to see both sides of
an argument. This is the second volume in a massive study of
Roosevelt's life. The first, The Rise Of Theodore Roosevelt, won
the Pulitzer Prize. This second one, covering Roosevelt's
presidency (1901-9), is written with the same panache. Edmund
Morris has an enthusiasm that Roosevelt himself would have
applauded, and tells the story with as much detail and pacing as a
novel. No facet of his subject's life is left uncovered - if
anything, the detail is sometimes too minute to the extent of
covering the President's activities hour by hour. Roosevelt is
rightly acclaimed as one of America's greatest leaders. In his time
he was regarded as more astute than Washington, bolder than
Lincoln. He was certainly a man who propelled his country from
backwoods to centre stage, and this study shows in vivid style just
how he did it. (Kirkus UK)
The first volume of Edmund Morris's biography of Theodore Roosevelt
won the Pulitzer Prize. This second volume covers Roosevelt's years
as American President. Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most
vibrant presidents of the USA. A naturalist, adventurer, soldier
and politician, Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, when
he was not quite 43 - the youngest president in the nation's
history. He built himself from a frail, asthmatic boy to become one
of the most charismatic presidents in history. Responsible for
radical reform, and for ensuring the construction of the Panama
Canal, Roosevelt steered the US more actively into world politics,
and crusaded for conservation - adding enormously to the national
forests in the West.
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