| The Man in the Arena: Selected Writings of Theodore Roosevelt: A Reader Contributor(s): Roosevelt, Theodore (Author), Thomsen, Brian M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0765306719 ISBN-13: 9780765306715 Publisher: Forge OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: By the time he was twenty-five the future president of the United States was already a published author. From "The Naval War of 1812" through his four-volume "Winning of the West," Teddy Roosevelt proved himself a master historian...but one must not make the mistake of labeling him a stodgy academic. The future president was also a great outdoorsman, with such works as "Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail" and "African Game Trails" capturing his rough and ready lifestyle. Theodore Roosevelt was part Francis Parkman, part Lowell Thomas, and one hundred percent spirit of America and master of the printed page. "The Man in the Arena" collects self-contained excerpts from some of his greatest works, including such revealing memoirs as "The Rough Riders," the "Autobiography," and "Through the Brazilian Wilderness," in an effort to capture the many aspects of a great American who was indeed larger than life and his own best "Boswell." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 973.91 |
| LCCN: 2002192854 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 8.9" W x 6" (1.25 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first compilation of selections from the major works of Teddy Roosevelt since the resurgence in his popularity due to the major award-winning/bestselling biographies by Edmond Morris and H. W. Brands By the time he was twenty-five the future president of the United States was already a published author. From The Naval War of 1812 through his four-volume Winning of the West, Teddy Roosevelt proved himself a master historian...but one must not make the mistake of labeling him a stodgy academic. The future president was also a great outdoorsman, with such works as Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail and African Game Trails capturing his rough and ready lifestyle. Theodore Roosevelt was part Francis Parkman, part Lowell Thomas, and one hundred percent spirit of America and master of the printed page. The Man in the Arena collects self-contained excerpts from some of his greatest works, including such revealing memoirs as The Rough Riders, the Autobiography, and Through the Brazilian Wilderness, in an effort to capture the many aspects of a great American who was indeed larger than life and his own best Boswell. This collection of his writings gives credence to Henry Adams's assertion that Roosevelt was pure Act: there was, it seems, no subject (or foe) he was afraid to tackle. - Publishers Weekly |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomsen, Brian M.: - Brian M. Thomsen is the editor of Shadows of Blue and Gray-the Civil War Writings of Ambrose Pierce, Alternate Gettysburgs, The American Fantasy Tradition, and The Man in the Arena: Selected Writings of Theodore Roosevelt. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. |