| Description |
1 online resource (x, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) |
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| Summary |
Of all the many biographies of Theodore Roosevelt, none has presented the twenty-sixth president as he saw himself: as a man of letters. This fascinating account traces Roosevelt's lifelong engagement with books and discusses his writings from childhood journals to his final editorial, finished just hours before his death. His most famous book, The Rough Riders--part memoir, part war adventure--barely begins to suggest the dynamism of his literary output. Roosevelt read widely and deeply, and worked tirelessly on his writing. Along with speeches, essays, reviews, and letters, he wrote history, autobiography, and tales of exploration and discovery. In this thoroughly original biography, Roosevelt is revealed at his most vulnerable--and his most human. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"Not unmusical clangor" -- "Chateau-en-Espagne" -- "Plenty of work to do writing" -- Chasing desperadoes -- "My mistress perforce" -- Words into blows -- "Running in a groove" -- A literary president -- "No single, simple note" -- "Paying for his fun" -- Out of Africa -- Writing from Armageddon -- "Unknown possibilities" -- "The last great fight." |
| Note |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 10, 2018). |
| Subject |
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Writing skill.
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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English language -- 19th century -- Style.
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English language -- 20th century -- Style.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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English language -- Style
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Presidents
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United States
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Joslin, Katherine, 1947- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bailey, Thomas (Thomas Cullen). Theodore Roosevelt. Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, an imprint of the University Press of New England, [2018] 9781512601664 (DLC) 2017043420 (OCoLC)1003489716 |
| ISBN |
9781512602593 (electronic book) |
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1512602590 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
YBP15199599 |
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