The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic," The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest
biographies of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September 14th, 2001 marks the
100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt becoming president.

Theodore Rex

In this lively biography, Edmund Morris returns to the gifted, energetic, and thoroughly controversial man whom
the novelist Henry James called "King Theodore." In his two terms as president of the United States, Roosevelt
forged an American empire, and he behaved as if it was his destiny. In this sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning
biography The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Morris charts Roosevelt's accomplishments: the acquisition of the Panama
Canal and the Philippines, the creation of national parks and monuments, and more. "Collaring Capital and Labor
in either hand," Morris writes, Roosevelt made few friends, but he usually got what he wanted--and earned an
enduring place in history.
Morris combines a fine command of the era's big issues with an appreciation for the daily minutiae involved in
governing a nation. Less controversially inventive, but no less readable, than the Ronald Reagan biography Dutch,
Theodore Rex gives readers new reason both to admire and fault an American phenomenon. --Gregory McNamee

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