Theodore Roosevelt

Overview

People often associate Theodore Roosevelt with the Rough Riders, the volunteer cavalry regiment that he led to vic-tory in 1898 in the Spanish-American War. But the list of accomplishments of the 26th president of the United States is long: besides holding office as vice president, governor of New York State, and police commissioner of New York City, he was a writer, cowboy, historian, conservationist, and soldier. Above all, he ushered the United States into the ranks of the world's great powers. His incredible exuberance and strength continue to inspire, and his progressive views on government and corporate corruption, labor laws, and feminism are still relevant today. Award-winning author Betsy Harvey Kraft has written a sweeping biography that draws from diverse sources, including Theodore Roosevelt's journals, correspondence, and autobiography, as well as the memoirs of family and friends and newspaper reports of the time. This excellent book also features archival photographs, political cartoons, and drawings by Roosevelt himself. Endnotes, bibliography, index.

Details

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published

2003

Pages

180

Language

EN

Categories

Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Political, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & First Families (U.S.), Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Military & Wars, Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 19th Century, Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century, Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Juvenile Nonfiction / Places / United States, Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Politics & Government, Juvenile Nonfiction / Readers / Intermediate, Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / General

ISBN-13

9780618142644