The Man in the Arena Selected Writings of Theodore Roosevelt A Reader [Paperback]

The first compilation of selections from the major works of Teddy Roosevelt since the resurgence in his popularity due to the major award-winning/bestselling biographies by Edmond Morris and H. W. Brands

By the time he was twenty-five the future president of the United States was already a published author. FromThe Naval War of 1812through his four-volumeWinning of the West, Teddy Roosevelt proved himself a master historian...but one must not make the mistake of labeling him a stodgy academic.

The future president was also a great outdoorsman, with such works asRanch Life and the Hunting TrailandAfrican Game Trailscapturing his rough and ready lifestyle. Theodore Roosevelt was part Francis Parkman, part Lowell Thomas, and one hundred percent spirit of America and master of the printed page.

The Man in the Arenacollects self-contained excerpts from some of his greatest works, including such revealing memoirs asThe Rough Riders, theAutobiography, andThrough the Brazilian Wilderness, in an effort to capture the many aspects of a great American who was indeed larger than life and his own best Boswell.

This collection of his writings gives credence to Henry Adams's assertion that Roosevelt was pure Act : there was, it seems, no subject (or foe) he was afraid to tackle. -Publishers Weekly

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States (the first of the twentieth century), recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, historian, naturalist, bestselling author, and perhaps the most multifaceted and dynamic figure to ever grace the residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Acknowledgments

Introduction by the editor: TR: The Man in the Arena

Historian
FromThe Winning of the West
The Spread of the English-Speaking Peoples
Boon and the Long Hunters:And Their Hunting in No-Man's Land, 1769-1774

FromThe Naval HlóG