He was also one of the first major politicians who campaigned against Jewish persecution, believed in equal opportunities regardless of color, and “remained acutely aware of the needs and sensibilities of women”.īut men greater than life share the same woes as everyone else. Unlike contemporary politicians, he was the first one to ride into the war he so fiercely encouraged.
But Roosevelt can vindicate himself even in this questionable pursuit. I can see why modern palates would find him distasteful. And to me they seemed like the most delicious food.” Exactly one month before he had been campaigning on the platform of Chickering Hall in New York, twisting his eyeglasses, catching bouquets, and blushing under the admiring gaze of bejeweled society matrons.” “It was not long before two of the birds, plucked and cleaned, were split open and roasted before the fire. Sallying forth with his rifle, he shot five sharptails.
“At dawn Roosevelt woke to the hoarse clucking of hundreds of prairie-fowl. He felt as comfortable in upper-crust luncheons as spending days in the wild chasing bandits. His contradictory personality made him feel at ease anywhere. From shy, asthma-ridden “Teedie” to “President Theodore Roosevelt” - the man who led America into its most glorious century. Besides being President he was the author of thirty-eight books, natural historian, boxer, hunter, book nerd, war hero, police reformer, governor, cowboy, sheriff, farmer. It was all curves and detours, which is what makes him so interesting. His life was far from a straight line into political glory. But you cannot write about Theodore Roosevelt without rambling. I don’t give this book 5 stars because it covered America’s inner political workings in too much detail while dedicating less to more interesting episodes such as the war in Cuba and Theodore’s life after he became President. But The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris comes as close as possible to such an epic undertaking. How can a book capture a man who is larger than life? You can write thousands of pages and there will be something missing. Read to learn how a shy, timid, weak, and sickly child went to become the most powerful man in the world.
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