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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  Hanno | Oct 17, 2009 |  DDYAA  JohnMeeks | Jan 31, 2009 | Most fun (  ) Harrod | Nov 29, 2008 | Until reading Theodore Rex and Morris' earlier volume, I didn't understand how pivotal a figure Roosevelt was to 20th century history. I was expecting a 2nd volume not quite as lively as the first, but Morris didn't disappoint; this book is very good. (  )1  ebethe | Sep 7, 2008 | He got in trouble for his style with Dutch, and it is presaged here. His putting himself inside TR's head drove me crazy. Too much detail and not enough overarching theme. (  ) bobbieharv | Jan 30, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0812966007, Paperback)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 (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:53 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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I found it to be less interesting than the first book (The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt). Teddy Roosevelt was a singular man and while the first book was all about exposing his personality and fascinating early life, the second book almost entirely focuses on the politics of his Presidency.
It's still a fascinating, must-read, account, but what makes Theodore Roosevelt really interesting is his personality and most of that we see in the first book. (