"Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life " by David Mccullough

"Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life " by David Mccullough

The National Book Award-winning biography that tells the story of how young Teddy Roosevelt transformed himself from a sickly boy into the vigorous man who would become a war hero and ultimately president of the United States, told by master historian David McCullough.

Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. Hailed as a masterpiece (John A. Gable, Newsday), it is the winner of the Los Angeles Times 1981 Book Prize for Biography and the National Book Award for Biography. Written by David McCullough, the author of Truman, this is the story of a remarkable little boy, seriously handicapped by recurrent and almost fatal asthma attacks, and his struggle to manhood: an amazing metamorphosis seen in the context of the very uncommon household in which he was raised.

The father is the first Theodore Roosevelt, a figure of unbounded energy, enormously attractive and selfless, a god in the eyes of his small, frail namesake. The mother, Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt, is a Southerner and a celebrated beauty, but also considerably more, which the book makes clear as never before. There are sisters Anna and Corinne, brother Elliott (who becomes the father of Eleanor Roosevelt), and the lovely, tragic Alice Lee, TR's first love. All are brought to life to make a beautifully told story, filled with fresh detail (The New York Times Book Review).

A book to be read on many levels, it is at once an enthralling story, a brilliant social history and a work of important scholarship which does away with several old myths and breaks entirely new ground. It is a book about life intensely lived, about family love and loyalty, about grief and courage, about blessed mornings on horseback beneath the wide blue skies of the Badlands.

David McCullough, America's most beloved historian, has twice been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Truman and John Adams and has twice received the National Book Award for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed and best-selling books include 1776, Brave Companions, The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, and The Wright Brothers. Over the course of his illustrious and celebrated career, he has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. To learn more about McCullough, please visit his website: www.DavidMcCullough.com

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ISBN 13	9780743217385
ISBN 10	0743217381
Title	"Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life "
Author	David Mccullough
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster Australia
Year published	2001-07-15
Number of pages	460
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.