Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris

Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY * "A shining portrait of a presciently modern political genius maneuvering in a gilded age of wealth, optimism, excess and American global ascension."--San Francisco Chronicle

"[Theodore Rex] is one of the great histories of the American presidency, worthy of being on a shelf alongside Henry Adams's volumes on Jefferson and Madison."--Times Literary Supplement

Theodore Rex is the story--never fully told before--of Theodore Roosevelt's two world-changing terms as President of the United States. A hundred years before the catastrophe of September 11, 2001, "TR" succeeded to power in the aftermath of an act of terrorism. Youngest of all our chief executives, he rallied a stricken nation with his superhuman energy, charm, and political skills. He proceeded to combat the problems of race and labor relations and trust control while making the Panama Canal possible and winning the Nobel Peace Prize. But his most historic achievement remains his creation of a national conservation policy, and his monument millions of acres of protected parks and forest.

Theodore Rex ends with TR leaving office, still only fifty years old, his future reputation secure as one of our greatest presidents.

Edmund Morris was born in Kenya and raised there before attending college in South Africa. Before moving to the United States in 1968, he worked as an advertising copywriter in London. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, his debut book, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1980. In 2002, Theodore Rex, the sequel, earned the Los Angeles Times Award for Biography. Morris became President Reagan's authorized biographer in the time between these two volumes, and released the national bestseller Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan.

Beethoven: The Universal Composer is his most recent work. Edmund Morris and his wife, Sylvia Jukes Morris, live in New York City and Kent, Connecticut, respectively.

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ISBN 13	9780812966008
ISBN 10	0812966007
Title	Theodore Rex
Author	Edmund Morris
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2002-10-01
Number of pages	792
Prizes	Winner of ALA Notable Books (Nonfiction) 2003
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