Pulitzer Prize Biography Winner
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
by Edmund Morris
Summary
Edmund Morris follows Theodore Roosevelt from a sickly asthmatic boy into a rancher, soldier, and reformer, ending the moment he assumed the presidency in 1901. The narrative moves with novelistic energy through his Dakota cattle days, his Rough Rider charge in Cuba, and his rapid political ascent. It captures the restless force of personality that made Roosevelt an icon of American ambition.
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Historical Context & Significance
This was the first volume of Morris's three part Roosevelt biography, and it won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.